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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  05-  3197  December  15,  2005 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  3  (ARIZONA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  NEXT  MEETING 


 The  Region  3  (Arizona)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  next  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Arizona  Chapter  of 
 APCO,  on  Wednesday,  January  18,  2005  from  1:  00  p.  m.  until  3:  00  p.  m.  in  the  Casa  Grande  meeting  room  of  the  Grace  Inn,  located  at  10831  S.  51  st  Street,  Phoenix,  Arizona.  This  meeting 
 will  be  open  to  all  and  will  not  require  registration  of  the  conference  being  held  by  Arizona  APCO. 


 The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to  review  the  current  status  of  the  Regional  Plan,  engage  an  open  discussion  about  the  current  bylaws,  and  discuss  next  steps  and  activities  surrounding 
 4.9  GHz. 
 The  Region  3  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Arizona  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to 


 protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  may  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  not  only  public  safety,  but  all  government,  Native  American  Tribal,  and  non-  governmental 
 organizations  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  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  3 
 should  plan  to  attend.  For  further  information,  please  contact: 
 Mark  S.  Schroeder,  Chairman  Region  3,  700  MHz  /4.9  GHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee 
 Maricopa  County  Wireless  Systems  3324  W.  Gibson  Lane 
 Phoenix,  AZ  85009-  6248  PH:  602-  506-  2885 
 FX:  602-  506-  4753  MarkSchroeder@  mail.  Maricopa.  gov 


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