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


 DA  04-  276  February  5,  2004 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  18  (LOUISIANA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 ANNOUNCES  NEXT  MEETING 
 The  Region  18  (Louisiana)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  next  meeting  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  March  18,  2004  at  10:  30  a.  m.  at  the  Louisiana  State 


 Police  Data  Center,  8001  Independence  Boulevard,  Baton  Rouge,  Louisiana. 
 The  agenda  for  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  Discussion  and  development  of  first  draft  of  Region  18  700  MHz  Plan,  and  2.  Schedule  next  meeting. 


 The  Region  18  (Louisiana)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  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  18  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  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  18  are 
 encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 William  R.  Vincent,  Sr.  Chairman  Region  18,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 


 Louisiana  Public  Safety  Planning  Advisory  Committee  P.  O.  Box  82236 
 Lafayette,  Louisiana  70598 


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