PUBLIC 
NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
 DA 07-569
February 6, 2007
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION
REGION 39 (TENNESSEE) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING
The Region 39 (Tennessee) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will 
hold its next meeting on Thursday, February 22, 2007, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at the Tennessee 
Bureau of Investigations Headquarters, located at 901 R S Gass Boulevard, Nashville, 
Tennessee.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Commission’s Ninth Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 96-86, which proposes a national, centralized approach to 
maximize public safety access to interoperable, broadband spectrum in the 700 MHz band.
The agenda for this special meeting includes:  
§ 9:30 Welcome and introductions
§ 9:40–11:00 Vendor presentation
§ 11:00–12:30 Lunch
§ 12:30–1:30 Presentation by Televate on the National Capital Region (NCR), 
Washington, DC proposed broadband project
§ 1:30–4:00 Discussion of the Commission’s 700 MHz Ninth Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking and response
The Region 39 700 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 39 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 
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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.
All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of public safety 
spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 39 should plan to attend. For further information, 
please contact:
John W. Johnson, Chairman
Region 39 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
PH:  (615) 741-3826
FAX:  (406) 225-3795
jjohnson@tnema.org
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