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


 DA  03-  2869  September  11,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 REGION  5  (SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 
 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  PUBLIC  SAFETY  4.9  GHz  BAND  MEETING 


 The  Region  5  (Southern  California)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  first  4.9  GHz  Band  planning  meeting  will  be  held  on  Wednesday,  November 
 5,  2003  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  County  of  San  Bernardino,  Network  Services,  777  E.  Rialto  Avenue.  San  Bernardino,  California. 


 The  purposes  of  the  meeting  are  to: 
 1.  Establish  a  work  plan  for  completing  the  regional  plan,  2.  Update  participants  on  4.9  GHz  rulemakings, 


 3.  Formulate  working  groups,  4.  Review  public  input,  and 
 5.  Set  future  meeting  schedules. 
 The  Region  5  (Southern  California)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  4.9  GHz  planning  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  Region  5  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 


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 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 spectrum  in  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
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 David  Buchanan,  Chairman  Region  5,  700  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 County  of  San  Bernardino  Network  Services 
 777  E.  Rialto  Avenue  San  Bernardino,  California  92415-  0740 
 PH:  909-  387-  3337  Email:  dbuchanan@  isd.  sbcounty.  gov 


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