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


 DA  03-  484  February  21,  2003 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  45  (WISCONSIN)  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  FIRST  MEETING 


 The  Region  45  (Wisconsin)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Convener  announces  that  its  initial  meeting  will  be  held  at  10:  00  a.  m.  on  Thursday,  May  1,  2003, 
 at  the  Wisconsin  State  Patrol  District  4  Headquarters  located  at  2805  Martin  Avenue,  Wausau,  Wisconsin. 


 The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to: 
 1.  Establish  a  regional  review  plan  committee,  2.  Elect  a  chairman, 
 3.  Establish  procedural  rules,  4.  Review  plan  elements, 
 5.  Review  NCC  progress,  and  6.  Form  work  groups  to  develop  the  regional  plan. 


 The  Region  45  (Wisconsin)  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  45  would  utilize  these  frequencies.  Region  45  encompasses  the  State  of  Wisconsin  except  for  Dane,  Dodge,  Jefferson,  Kenosha,  Milwaukee, 
 Ozaukee,  Racine,  Rock,  Walworth,  Washington,  and  Waukesha  Counties.  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 


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 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.  Vendors  are  encouraged  to 


 attend  as  non-  voting  members  and  serve  as  a  resource  to  the  committee. 
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 For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Carl  Guse,  Convener  Region  45,  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 Bureau  of  Communications  Post  Office  Box  7912 
 Madison,  Wisconsin  53707-  7912  PH:  608-  266-  2497 
 FX:  608-  267-  4495  Email:  carl.  guse@  dot.  state.  wi.  us 


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