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


 DA  04-  790  March  26,  2004 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  42  (VIRGINIA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  42  (Virginia)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  it  will  hold  a  planning  meeting  on  April  28,  2004  at  1:  00  p.  m.,  at  the  Cavalier  Hotel,  in 
 Virginia  Beach,  Virginia.  The  purpose  of  the  meeting  is  to  discuss  and  review  the  latest  draft  of  the  Region  42  700  MHz  Plan. 


 The  Region  42  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  Virginia  may  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  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please 
 contact: 


 Tom  Hanson,  Chairman  Region  42,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 
 Emergency  Communications  Center  2306  Ivy  Road 
 Charlottesville,  Virginia  22903  PH:  434-  971-  1765 


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