PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 16-1305
November 21, 2016
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
REGION 19 (NEW ENGLAND) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE 2017
MEETING SCHEDULE
WT Docket 02-378
The Region 19 (New England)
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700 MHz Regional Planning Committee (RPC) will hold the 
following quarterly meetings during 2017.  
? March 14, 2017
Connecticut Fire Academy
34 Perimeter Road
Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
? June 13, 2017
New Hampshire Department of Public Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, New Hampshire 03305
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
? September 12, 2017
Massachusetts State Police General Headquarters
470 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
? December 12, 2017
Putney Volunteer Fire Department
14 Main Street
Putney, Vermont 05346
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The purpose of these meetings is to discuss the needs of the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz spectrum 
users including public safety, public health, emergency management, and public utility services.
                    
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The Region 19 regional planning area includes the following states: Connecticut (except Fairfield, Litchfield, New 
Haven and Middlesex counties), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
2All eligible public safety providers whose sole purpose or principal purpose is to protect the 
safety of life, health, or property in Region 19 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 and 4.9 GHz bands are encouraged to attend.  For additional information 
concerning this meeting, please contact either the Region 19 Chairman or Vice-Chairman listed below or 
visit the committee web site at www.ner700mhz.org.  
Jerry Zarwanski, Chairman
Region 19 700 MHz RPC
Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, Connecticut 06457
(860) 685-8157
Jerry.Zarwanski@ct.gov
Stephen Verbil, Vice-Chairman
Region 19 700 MHz RPC
Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, Connecticut  06457
(860) 685-8127
Stephen.Verbil@ct.gov
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