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


 DA  03-  341  January  31,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  2  (ALASKA)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 


 The  Region  2  (Alaska)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Convener  announces  that  the  initial  meeting  of  Region  2  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning 
 Committee  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  May  22,  2003,  at  the  State  of  Alaska,  Information  Technology  Department  Administration  Building,  5900  East  Tudor  Road,  Anchorage,  Alaska. 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  2  (Alaska)  700  MHz  National  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  will  convene  at  8:  30  a.  m.  The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Review  the  status  of  the  FCC  Rules  for  the  700  MHz  Band,  2.  Review  the  work  to  date  of  the  Public  Safety  National  Coordination  Committee, 
 3.  Establish  a  Regional  Planning  Committee  and  procedural  rules,  4.  Elect  a  Chairperson, 
 5.  Review  plan  elements,  and  6.  Form  workgroups  to  develop  the  Regional  Plan. 


 The  Region  2  (Alaska)  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  2  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 


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 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  are  encouraged  to  attend.  Please  confirm  the  attendance 


 of  your  representative  by  contacting  the  Region  2  Convener.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Doug  Robinson,  Convener  Region  2,  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 Information  and  Communications  Services  Division  Municipality  of  Anchorage,  Traffic  Department 
 Communications  Division  Manager  3650  East  Tudor  Road,  Building  C 
 Anchorage,  Alaska  99507  PH:  907-  343-  7910 
 FX:  907-  343-  8201  Email:  robinsonda@  ci.  anchorage.  ak.  us 


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