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


 DA  04-  275  February  4,  2004 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  43  (WASHINGTON  STATE)  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  REGION  43  700  MHz  REGIONAL  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  MEETINGS 


 The  Region  43  (Washington)  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  a  series  of  upcoming  meetings.  Each  meeting  will  be  held  from  10:  00  a.  m.  to  1:  00  p.  m.  The  purpose  of 
 the  meetings  is  work  toward  the  development  and  adoption  of  a  Regional  Plan  that  will  meet  the  needs  of  the  700  MHz  and  4.9  GHz  Public  Safety  spectrum  users  in  the  State  of  Washington. 


 The  meetings  will  be  held  on  the  dates  and  locations  listed  below: 
 March  4,  2004  –Spokane  Center,  334  W.  Spokane  Falls  Boulevard,  Spokane,  WA  March  31,  2004  –  State  DIS  Boardroom,  605  E.  11  th  Avenue,  Olympia,  WA 
 April  28,  2004  –  Yakima  Probation  Services,  207  S.  3  rd  Street,  Yakima,  WA  May  26,  2004  –  Snohomish  County  Public  Utility,  1802  75  th  Street,  SW,  Everett,  WA 
 June  30,  2004  –  Yakima  Probation  Services,  207  S.  3  rd  Street,  Yakima,  WA 
 Region  43  intends  to  complete  its  planning  process  for  the  700  MHz  band  by  the  May  26,  2004  meeting,  and  submit  the  Region  43  plan  to  the  FCC  in  June  2004. 


 The  Region  43  (Washington)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meetings  are  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  Washington  State  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  your  agency’s 


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 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  43  are 
 encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Kevin  Kearns,  Chairman  Region  43,  700  MHz  4.9  GHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 700  5  th  Avenue,  Suite  2300  Seattle,  Washington  98104 
 PH:  206-  296-  0660  FX:  206-  263-  4834 
 Email:  Kevin.  Kearns@  metrokc.  gov  Region  43  web  Site:  www.  region43.  org 


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