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


 DA  03-  3261  October  16,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  30  (NEW  YORK  -  ALBANY)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 


 The  Region  30  (New  York  -  Albany)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  first  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  December  2,  2003,  in  the 
 Auditorium  of  New  York  State  Nurses’  Association,  11  Cornell  Road,  Latham,  New  York. 
 Region  30  encompasses  an  area  defined  by  the  following  31  Counties  of  New  York  State:  Albany,  Broome,  Cayuga,  Chenango,  Clinton,  Columbia,  Cortland,  Delaware,  Essex,  Franklin, 
 Fulton,  Green,  Hamilton,  Herkimer,  Jefferson,  Lewis,  Madison,  Montgomery,  Oneida,  Onondaga,  Oswego,  Otsego,  Rensselaer,  St.  Lawrence,  Saratoga,  Schenectady,  Schoharie,  Tioga, 
 Tompkins,  Warren,  and  Washington. 
 The  Region  30  meeting  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Establish  a  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  (PFC),  2.  Elect  a  Chairperson, 
 3.  Create  a  RPC  meeting  schedule,  4.  Review  the  RPC  Committee  Process,  and 
 5.  Review  700  MHz  band  development  to  date. 
 The  Region  30  (New  York  -  Albany)  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  Region  30  would  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  not  only  public  safety,  but  all  government,  Native  American 


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 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.  (over) 


 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  Public  Safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  are  encouraged  to  attend.  Please  confirm  the  attendance 
 of  your  representative  by  contacting  the  Region  30  Convener.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 


 Thomas  Cowper,  Convener  Region  30  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 New  York  State  Office  of  Technology 
 Statewide  Wireless  Network  State  Capitol,  ESP 
 P.  O.  Box  2062  Albany,  New  York  12220-  0062 
 PH:  518-  443-  2041  Email:  Thomas.  Cowper@  oft.  state.  ny.  us 


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