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Report No. WT 97-21            WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION              May 1, 1997

               THE PHILADELPHIA AREA (REGION 28) 
       PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING UPDATE COMMITTEE 
     ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF AN APPLICATION FILING WINDOW 
                FOR THE 821-824/866-869 MHz BAND

The Region 28 Public Safety Regional Planning Update Committee announces a Filing Window
for submittal of radio channel allotment requests and license applications for radio frequencies in
the 821-824/866-869 MHz Band.  Report and Order, FCC General Docket No. 89-573, 5 FCC
Rcd 388 (1990).  Region 28 is responsible for planning public safety radio frequency spectrum
usage within Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware in accordance with the
Public Safety National Plan. Report and Order, General Docket No. 87-112, 3 FCC Rcd 905
(1987).  

The filing window for Region 28 applications will be from May 1, 1997 to June 30, 1997,
inclusive.  Applications must be postmarked after 0001 hrs. on May 1, 1997 and prior to 2400
hrs. on June 30, 1997.  No applications for this window will be accepted before the opening or
after the closing of this application filing window.  All applications must be sent to:

                    Chairman, Region 28 Committee
                    State of Delaware, Office of
                    Telecommunications Management
                    801 Silver Lake Blvd.
                    Dover, Delaware  19901-0370
                    
The evaluation of applications will be done by the Region 28 Planning Update Committee.  Each
application will be rated and scored for completeness of application, system need, coverage,
loading, funding and other criteria.  Applications receiving a high ranking may not necessarily
receive a frequency assignment as certain areas in Region 28 are currently depleted of 800 MHz
spectrum.  In the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, applications will be considered but are not
encouraged.

The next meeting of the Region 28 Regional Planning Update Committee is scheduled to take
place at 10:00 a.m. on May 1, 1997 at the Chester County Communications Center, West 
Chester, Pennsylvania.  Interested parties may contact Norman Coltri, Vice-Chairman at (609)
882-2000 Ext. 2517 (phone); (609) 882-1463 (fax); or n.coltri@ieee.org (e-mail) for additional
information.

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