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


 DA  03-  3485  October  31,  2003 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 REGION  40  (NORTHERN  TEXAS)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  SIXTH  MEETING 


 The  Region  40  (Northern  Texas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  sixth  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  December  2,  2003  at  2:  00  p.  m.,  at  the 
 Collin  County  Sheriff’s  Office,  4300  Community  Boulevard,  McKinney,  Texas. 
 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes  the  following  items: 
 1.  Approve  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting,  2.  Review  and  discuss  the  final  Regional  Plan, 
 3.  Convening  of  the  4.9  GHz  committee,  and  appointment  of  chairman,  4.  Presentation  of  consultant’s  report  on  interoperability, 
 5.  Other  Business,  and  6.  Schedule  Location  and  Next  Meeting  date. 


 The  Region  40  (Northern  Texas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  State  and  local  governments  and  certain  nongovernmental  organizations  that  provide 
 public  safety  services  are  eligible  for  licensing  in  the  700  MHz  band.  (See  Section  90.523,  FCC  Rules  for  details.)  All  government  eligibles,  including  Native  American  Tribal  Governments,  as 
 well  as  nongovernmental  eligibles  should  be  represented  at  these  meetings  to  ensure  that  each  entity’s  future  spectrum  needs  are  considered  in  the  planning  process.  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 


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 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,  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  40  are 


 (over)  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 


 J.  Daniel  Scrivner,  PE,  Chairman  Region  40,  700  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 City  of  Dallas  –  Communications  3131  Dawson 
 Dallas,  Texas  75226  PH:  214-  670-  7995 
 FX:  214-  670-  7984  Email:  dscrivnr@  ci.  dallas.  tx.  us 


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