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


 DA  04-  134  January  23,  2004 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATONS  BUREAU 
 NEW  ENGLAND  (REGION  19)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  New  England  (Region  19)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  next  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  March  9,  2004  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  at  the  Massachusetts 
 State  Police  General  Headquarters,  470  Worcester  Road,  Framingham,  Massachusetts. 
 The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to  continue  developing  a  Regional  Plan  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  700  MHz  and  4.9  GHz  spectrum  users  including  Public  Safety,  Public  Health,  Emergency 
 Management  and  Utility  services. 
 The  Region  19  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  the  States  of  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Maine,  Vermont,  New  Hampshire,  and  Connecticut  would  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  participants 
 be  representatives  of  all  eligible  public  safety  providers  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  band  and/  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  19 
 should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 


 George  J.  Pohorilak,  Chairman  Region  19,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 Division  of  Fire,  Emergency  and  Building  Services  1111  Country  Club  Road 
 Middletown,  CT  06457-  9294  (860)  685-  8108  (voice) 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 (860)  685-  8363  (fax)  Email:  george.  pohorilak@  po.  state.  ct.  us 
 Website:  www.  ner700mhz.  org 
 or 


 Jerry  Zarwanski,  Vice-  Chairman  Department  of  Public  Safety 
 Division  of  Fire,  Emergency  and  Building  Services  P.  O.  Box  2794 
 Middletown,  CT  06457-  9294  (860)  685-  8157  (voice) 
 (860)  685-  8363  (fax)  Email:  jerry.  zarwanski@  po.  st.  us 


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