*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 53574.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 3155 December 8, 2005 WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU REGION 30 (NEW YORK - ALBANY) 700 MHz REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NEXT MEETING The Region 30 (NewYork- Albany) 1 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2006. The Region 30 700 MHz Regional Planning meeting will convene at 10: 00 a. m., at the Columbia County Office Building, located at 401 State Street, 2 nd Floor Conference Room, Hudson, New York. The agenda for this meeting includes: 1. Review and Approve Meeting Agenda 2. Review and Approve November 15, 2005 Meeting Report 3. 700 MHz Matters a) Plan Development (Voting) – LePage i) Procedure for Requesting Spectrum Allotments ii) Applications Requirements iii) Supplemental Applications Questions iv) Antenna Pattern Information Form v) Region 30 Jurisdictional Boundary Forms vi) Intra- Regional Memorandum of Understanding 4. Old Business 5. New Business and Comments 6. Schedule Next Meeting This Region 30 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting is open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or property in Region 30 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 1 Region 30 encompasses an area defined by the following 31 Counties of New York State: Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Green, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, and Washington. News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 who are not conversant with telecommunications technology should ensure that their respective agencies are represented by suitably conversant staff. 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 30 are encouraged to attend. For further information about the meeting, please contact: David A. Cook, Chairman Region 30 (New York- Albany) 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee State of New York, Office of Technology Statewide Wireless Network State Capitol, ESP P. O. Box 2062 Albany, New York 12220- 0062 (518) 486- 1035 (518) 474- 7529 (fax) David. Cook@ oft. state. ny. us -FCC- 2