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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  05-  37  January  6,  2005 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  16  (KANSAS)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 


 MEETING  ANNOUNCEMENT 
 The  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Chair  announces  that  the  next  meeting  of  the  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional 


 Planning  Committee  will  be  held  Wednesday,  February  9th,  2005  from  10:  00  a.  m.  –  3:  00  p.  m.,  at  the  Kansas  Highway  Patrol  Training  Center,  located  at  2019  E.  Iron,  Salina,  Kansas. 


 The  meeting  of  the  Region  16  (Kansas)  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  convene  at  10:  00  a.  m.  The  purpose  of  this  meeting  is  to  continue  developing  a 
 statewide  (Kansas)  plan  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  700  MHz  spectrum  users  including  Public  Safety,  Public  Health,  and  Emergency  Management.  Additionally,  the  Region  16  (Kansas)  700 
 MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  convene  on  this  same  date  to  continue  the  process  for  development  of  a  statewide  plan  for  use  of  the  newly  allocated  4.9  GHz  frequency 
 spectrum  in  the  State  of  Kansas. 
 All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  purpose  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the  safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  16  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. 
 Interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  process  for  utilization  of  the  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  and  4.9  GHz  band  are  encouraged  to  attend.  For 


 additional  information  concerning  this  meeting  please  contact  the  Region  16  Chair. 
 Edwin  Geer,  Chair  915  SW  Harrison,  DSOB  881-  W 
 KDOT  Topeka,  Kansas  66612 
 PH:  785-  296-  5948  geer@  ksdot.  org 


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