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


 DA  03-  2520  July  28,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  19  (NEW  ENGLAND)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  TWELFTH  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  19  (New  England)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  twelfth  meeting  will  be  held  on  September  9,  2003  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  Connecticut  Fire 
 Academy,  34  Perimeter  Road,  Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  continue  developing  a  Regional  plan  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  700  MHz  spectrum  users  including 
 Public  Safety,  Public  Health,  Emergency  Management  and  Utility  services. 
 The  Region  19  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or 
 property  in  Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Maine,  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire  may  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  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  visit  the 
 Region  19  web  site  at  www.  ner700mhz.  org  or  contact: 


 George  Pohorilak,  Chairman  Region  19,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning 
 Committee  Department  of  Public  Safety 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 Division  of  Fire,  Emergency  and  Building  Services  1111  Country  Club  Road 
 P.  O.  Box  2794  Middletown,  Connecticut  06457-  9294 
 (over) 
 PH:  860-  685-  8108  FX:  860-  685-  8363 
 Email:  george.  pohorilak@  po.  state.  ct.  us  or 
 Jerry  Zarwanski,  Vice-  Chariman  Department  of  Public  Safety 
 Division  of  Fire,  Emergency  and  Building  Services  1111  Country  Club  Road 
 P.  O.  Box  2794  Middletown,  Connecticut  06457-  9294 
 PH:  860-  685-  8157  FX:  860-  685-  8363 
 Email:  jerry.  zaarwanski@  po.  state.  ct.  us 
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