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


 DA  05-  376  February  10,  2005 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  1  (ALABAMA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  ANNOUNCES  NEXT  MEETING 


 The  Region-  1  (Alabama)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  announces  that  its  next  meeting  will  be  held  on  Sunday,  April  10,  2005,  from  1:  00  p.  m.  to  3:  00  p.  m.  at  the  Perdido 
 Beach  Resort,  27200  Perdido  Beach  Boulevard,  Orange  Beach,  Alabama.  The  meeting  is  being  held  in  conjunction  with  the  Alabama  State  Chapter  of  the  Association  of  Public  Safety 
 Communications  Officials  (APCO)  conference  in  Gulf  Shores,  Alabama. 
 The  agenda  for  the  meeting  is  as  follows:  1.  Call  to  Order. 
 2.  Approval  of  meeting  minutes.  3.  Treasurer’s  Report. 
 4.  Alabama  Plan  Status.  5.  Alabama  Plan  Overview. 
 6.  Adjournment.  7.  Regional  Plan  Working  Committee 


 The  Region  1-  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Alabama  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the 
 safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Alabama  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  and/  or  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  band  within  Region  1 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 are  encouraged  to  attend.  For  further  information  about  the  meeting,  please  contact: 
 Eric  Linsley,  Chairman  Region  1,  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee 


 Electronic  Systems  Analyst  Supervisor  APCO  Alabama  State  Primary  Frequency  Advisory 
 APCO  Mississippi  State  Alternate  Frequency  Advisor  Mobile  County  Public  Works,  Electronic  Systems 
 1150  Schillinger  Road  North  Mobile,  Alabama  36608 
 Telephone:  (251)  574-  4030,  ext.  243  Mobile:  (251)  689-  8938 
 Pager:  (251)  316-  4466  Email:  linsley@  attglobal.  net 


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