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 PUBLIC  NOTICE 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W. 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 DA  02-  531  March  6,  2002 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  9  (FLORIDA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  9  (Florida)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  a  planning  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday,  May  6,  2002  at  1:  00  p.  m.  at  The  Radisson  Resort  at  the  Port, 
 8701  Astronaut  Boulevard,  Cape  Canaveral,  Florida.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  will  be: 
 1.  Status  Report  on  the  Development  of  a  Regional  Technical  Plan,  2.  Update  of  Frequency  Availability,  and 


 3.  Update  on  Vendors  and  Equipment  Availability 
 The  Region  9  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety 


 of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Florida  would  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  not  only  public  safety,  but  all  government,  Native  American  Tribal,  and  non-  governmental  organizations 
 eligible  under  Section  90.523  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  be  represented  in  order  to  ensure  that  each  agency’s  future  spectrum  needs  are  considered  in  the  allocation  process.  Administrators 
 who  are  not  oriented  in  the  communications  field  should  delegate  someone  with  this  knowledge  to  attend,  participate  and  represent  your  agency’s  needs. 


 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  within  Region  9  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information 
 about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Mark  Pallans,  Chairman  Region  9  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 Telecommunications  Manager  City  of  Fort  Lauderdale, 
 100  North  Andrews  Avenue,  Fort  Lauderdale,  FL  33301 


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