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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  2517  December  14,  2006 
 PUBLIC  SAFETY  AND  HOMELAND  SECURITY  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REGION  45  (WISCONSIN)  700  MHz  PUBLIC  SAFETY  REGIONAL  PLANNING  COMMITTEE  TO  HOLD  SPECIAL  MEETING 


 The  Region  45  (Wisconsin)  1  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  will  hold  a  special  meeting  on  Thursday,  February  22,  2007,  from  9:  00  a.  m.  to  12:  00  p.  m.  at  the 
 Wisconsin  State  Patrol  Post  Three  Headquarters,  Highway  41  –  West  Frontage  Road,  North  Highway  151,  Fond  du  Lac,  Wisconsin. 


 The  meeting  will  focus  solely  on  wideband  data  issues  relevant  to  700  MHz  planning,  which  will  include  channel  allocations  for  wideband  operations,  rural  vs.  urban  spectrum  needs, 
 wideband  interoperability,  and  consistency  planning  with  adjacent  states. 
 The  Region  45  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  meeting  is  open  to  the  public.  All  eligible  public  safety  providers  whose  sole  or  principal  purpose  is  to  protect  the 
 safety  of  life,  health,  or  property  in  Region  45  may  utilize  these  frequencies.  It  is  essential  that  public  safety  agencies  in  all  areas  of  government,  including  state,  municipality,  county,  and 
 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  their  agency’s  needs. 


 1  Region  45  encompasses  the  State  of  Wisconsin  except  for  Dane,  Dodge,  Jefferson,  Kenosha,  Milwaukee,  Ozaukee, 
 Racine,  Rock,  Walworth,  Washington,  and  Waukesha  Counties. 


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 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
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 All  interested  parties  wishing  to  participate  in  planning  for  the  use  of  public  safety  spectrum  in  the  700  MHz  band  within  Region  45  should  plan  to  attend.  For  further 
 information,  please  contact: 
 Russ  Schreiner  Region  45  700  MHz  Public  Safety  Regional  Planning  Committee  Chair 
 Sheboygan  Police  Department  828  Center  Avenue 
 Sheboygan,  WI  53081  PH:  (920)  459-  3351 
 FAX:  (920)  459-  0205  rschreiner@  ci.  sheboygan.  wi.  us 
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