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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  1404  July  7,  2006 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  20  (DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA,  MARYLAND  AND  NORTHERN  VIRGINIA  AREA)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  PLANNING  COMMITTEE 
 ANNOUNCES  NEXT  PLANNING  MEETING 


 The  Region  20  (District  of  Columbia,  Maryland  and  Northern  Virginia  area)  1  700  MHz  Regional  Planning  Committee  announces  that  the  next  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday, 
 August  14,  2006,  beginning  at  10:  00  a.  m.,  in  the  lower  level  conference  room  at  the  Office  of  Traffic  and  Highway  Maintenance,  Maryland  State  Highway  Administration,  Hanover  Complex, 
 7491  Connelley  Drive,  Hanover,  Maryland. 
 The  agenda  this  meeting  includes: 
 1.  700  MHz  –  Status  and  update  2.  700  MHz  Region  20  Plan  update,  discussion  and  vote 
 3.  Regional  ID  standardization  plan  for  P25  systems  –  Tom  Provenza  4.  New  Business 
 5.  Adjourn 
 The  Region  20  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  in  Region  20  whose  sole  purpose  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  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. 


 1  The  Region  20  area  includes  the  District  of  Columbia,  Maryland  and  Northern  Virginia  (Arlington,  Fairfax, 
 Fauquier,  Loudoun,  Prince  William  and  Stafford  Counties,  and  the  cities  of  Alexandria,  Fairfax,  Falls  Church,  Manassas  and  Manassas  Park). 


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 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  the  planning  for  the  use  of  new  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  within  Region  20  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further 
 information,  please  contact: 
 G.  Edward  Ryan,  II  Region  20  700  MHz  Chairman 
 Wireless  Communications  Division  Maryland  Department  of  Natural  Resources 
 580  Taylor  Avenue,  E-  4  Annapolis,  Maryland  21401 
 Telephone:  (410)  260-  8734  Fax:  (410)  260-  8404 
 Email:  GRyan@  dnr.  state.  md.  us 


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