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


 DA  04-  1336  May  13,  2004 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  50  (TEXAS  –  WEST  AND  CENTRAL)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  FIRST  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  50  (Texas  –  West  &  Central,  Midland  Area)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  convener  announces  that  the  initial  meeting  of  the  Region  50  700  MHz 
 Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  July  15,  2004.  The  meeting  will  start  at  10:  00  a.  m.  at  the  Patrol  Conference  Room,  12501  Montana  Avenue,  El  Paso,  Texas.  The 
 purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  elect  a  chairperson  and  appoint  a  planning  committee  to  begin  the  development  of  the  Region  50  –  700  MHz  and  4.9  GHz  Plans. 


 The  Region  50  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the 
 safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  50  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  delegate  someone  with  this  knowledge  to  attend,  participate  and  represent  their  agency’s  needs. 


 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  and  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  bands  within  Region  50  are 
 encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 Lieutenant  Jack  Crandall,  Convener  Region  50,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 El  Paso  County  Sheriff’s  Office  12501  Montana  Avenue 
 El  Paso,  Texas  79938 


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