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Although the  xCommission has clearly stated that interregional coordination is mandatory, the lack of consensus  xbetween the parties appears to have inhibited the expansion of public safety telecommunications  xjin these bands for these critical metropolitan areas. As Region 20 points out, our review of the  xrecord affirms that the channel assignments cited by Region 28 and other parties as potential  xZproblems all pertain to channels contained in plans previously approved by the Commission. Our  xreview further found that the channels under consideration at this time have already been licensed  xby the Commission. Consequently, we believe it is best to conditionally accept the Region 20 amendment at this time.  ! 10. For the above reasons, Region 20's amendment is accepted subject to the following  X-conditions:* |Gx yOJ- x<ԍ Documents shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Communications Commission,  x1919 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554; with copies to Ms. Kathryn S. Hosford, Public Safety Liaison Officer,  xRoom 8002, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554, the Chairman of Region 28, and the APCO Frequency Coordinator. X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:ԍ In the original amendment of November 1994, this channel was designated as "Dr. Trahos." It was   subsequently changed in the addendum to "MCT Medical Services." The record indicates that Michael C. Trahos, D.O., NCE, CET, holds the office of Chairman, Region 20 Legislative/Regulatory Affairs Committee.y Region 20   discussed this proposed change in its addendum filed January 25, 1996, where it noted that during   the deliberations of the originating proceeding, GEN Docket No. 87112, the Commission decided   to include eligibles of the Special Emergency Radio Services ("SERS") on the newly allocated  X-  frequencies.84 Hx yO-ԍ Addendum at 7.8 Region 20 argues that the Commission acknowledged that physicians may, as   SERS entities, provide public safety services and left it to the discretion of the regional   committee to decide which eligibles are of greatest importance to their regions. Therefore, it   states that licensing of "this physician ... is in full compliance with G[E]N Docket 87112 & 907,  X-and 47 CFR Part 90."45Hx {O"-ԍ Id.4  m17. We do not take issue with the eligibility of a physician who is also a SERS entity,   in this case Dr. Michael C. Trahos or MCT Medical Services, to qualify and hold a license within   these bands if deemed appropriate by the regional committee. The distinction rests, however,"9 , 5,-(-(ZZ"   between regional plan designations, as set forth in Appendix I of the Region 20 Plan, and   application licensing, as defined in the Commission Rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 90. A regional plan   should be more than a list of licensees. As the Commission envisioned it, the channel listing   should be a planning tool for regional public safety systems as conceived by a crosssection of   regional public safety telecommunication officials. While permitting both Public Safety Radio   .Services and SERS to be licensed in these bands, the Commission noted that within these two   broad categories are many entities whose responsibilities vary from one region to the next. It   emphasized that while leaving review to the discretion of the regional committee, highest priority  XH-  must be given to those organizations that are most fundamentally involved with the protection  X3-  of life and property.Y63Hx {O -ԍ Report and Order at 906 (emphasis added).Y Additionally, the Commission required that the plans include a detailed   description of how the plan puts the spectrum to the best possible use, and it required small   entities with minimal requirements to join together to form or share a single system where  X -possible.;7 ZHx {O-ԍ Id. at 911.;  ^18. In this matter, we defer to the Region 20 planning committee's judgement that the  X -  priorities within its region and the availability of channels warranted the licensing of a single   physician to Channel 720. However, we cannot accept a designation within a regional plan that   .would provide a single individual with exclusive use of a channel. The proposed designation,  Xf-  i.e., Dr. Trahos or MCT Medical Services, would preclude licensing to another individual, the   <reassignment to another licensee, or small entities from joining together to form a shared system.   Thus, the designation must be changed to a generic designation, such as "Physician's Services,   ySERS Channel, Medical Alert Services, or Emergency Medical Services." Such a change better   .describes the channel's potential use and would allow other eligibles access to this channel, if   =deemed appropriate by the Region 20 planning committee. Region 20 is directed to modify the designation for Channel 720 from MCT Medical Services to a generic designation.  X- B. Region 28 amendment8Z, yOM-  ԍ The Region 28 plan was accepted by the Commission, pursuant to delegated authority, on February 2, 1990,  {O-  xand was subsequently amended on July 21, 1993. See Order, Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Public Safety Plan,  yO-GEN Docket No. 89573, 5 FCC Rcd 7611 (1990) and 5 FCC Rcd 82 (1994).Ē  X- 19.  On June 4, 1996, Region 28 filed an amendment to modify its plan. The amendment   jwas opposed by Region 20. The New York Metropolitan Area ("Region 8") also indicated that   iit had some concerns with the proposal and could not concur with the amendment without further study. The amendment was held pending further discussions among the parties of interest.  X- ?20. As discussed in detail above, "coordination with adjacent regions" is a requirement   yfor acceptance of regional plans or amendments thereto. In submitting the amendment, Region   j28 indicated that "[a] copy of these new assignments have been mailed to the adjacent regions" 8,-(-(ZZ,"  X-  with instructions to forward any comments to Region 28 with a copy to the FCC."R9Hx yOy-ԍ Cover letter to the Region 28 amendment.R Thus,   Region 28 had not coordinated its amendment in advance as required; and further, to date it has   not obtained concurrence from the adjacent regions. Consequently, we are returning the Region   N28 amendment for further coordination. Unlike the Region 20 amendment, the Region 28  X-  0amendment did not rely on a technical methodology for interregional coordination, i.e.,   prescribed limits on interference contours, nor has it involved the extensive negotiations among  Xx-  the parties as described above.:xXHx yO -  ,ԍ The technical methodology set forth by Region 20 is noted as a source of confusion between the regions that is subject to continued discussion. We do not oppose, nor endorse, the procedure at this time. Thus, we believe that the process would best be served by   returning Region 28's amendment so that further discussions may commence between the  XJ-interested parties.;JHx yO -  ԍ While interregional discussions for Region 20 may include review of Region's 28 proposed changes, the Region 20 amendment should be evaluated against the existing Region 28 plan and not the proposed changes.  X -6 V. ORDERING CLAUSES ă  021. Accordingly, in view of the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that the Public Safety Radio   Plan for Region 20 IS AMENDED, as set forth in the Region's filing of January 26, 1996, conditioned upon satisfying the requirements set forth in paragraph 10 herein.  122. Additionally, IT IS ORDERED that the Region 28 amendment dated June 4, 1996, IS RETURNED. 23. For further information, contact William T. Cross at (202) 4180680. ` `   hh,FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `   hh,Bruce A. Franca ` `   hh,Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology ` `   hh,Robert H. McNamara  X9-` `   hh,Chief, Private Wireless Division