• CQ Newsroom: ARRL: FCC Should Waive Fees on Amateur Applications

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    ARRL: FCC Should Waive Fees on Amateur Applications

    Posted: 11 Dec 2020 03:11 PM PST http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2020/12/arrl-fcc-should-waive-fees-on-amateur.html


    The ARRL has told the FCC it has the power to waive fees on amateur radio applications and should do so. In comments on the Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking that set up a new fee schedule for all licensed services,
    including a $50 fee for virtually all amateur applications, the League said Congress has never specified fees for amateur applications (except vanity calls) and that the FCC is authorized to waive fees if it would be in the public interest. According to the ARRL Letter, the services provided by volunteer examiners, VE coordinators and the Volunteer Monitor program save
    the Commission money in ways that other services don't, in addition to
    amateur radio's longstanding role in providing emergency and disaster communications at no cost to taxpayers.

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    FCC to Mandate E-Mail Addresses on Future Applications

    Posted: 11 Dec 2020 03:10 PM PST http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2020/12/fcc-to-mandate-e-mail-addresses-on.html



    Starting in the middle of next year, all FCC applications – including those from amateurs – will need to include the applicant's e-mail address. It's
    the next step, says the ARRL Letter, in shifting fully from paper to
    electronic communications.

    Once the rule takes effect (the exact date wasn't set when this was
    posted), applications may be dismissed as "defective" if an e-mail address
    is not included, and FCC reserves the right to revoke or suspend licenses
    if e-mails from the Commission are returned as undeliverable.

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    Lots of Action on the 9-Centimeter Band

    Posted: 11 Dec 2020 03:07 PM PST http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2020/12/lots-of-action-on-9-centimeter-band.html


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