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ARLB021 FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
Posted: 17 Aug 2021 11:58 AM PDT
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From the ARRL:
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 21 ARLB021
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT August 17, 2021
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB021
ARLB021 FCC Application Fees Unlikely to Go into Effect Until 2022
The schedule of FCC amateur radio application fees likely will not go into effect before 2022. FCC staff confirmed during a recent virtual meeting
with Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) that the agency is still
working on the necessary changes to the Universal Licensing System (ULS) software and other processes and procedures that must be in place before it starts collecting fees from amateur applicants. Earlier this year, the FCC
said it would not start collecting fees from amateur applicants before this Summer. The new estimate is that the fees wont go into effect until early
next year.
Once its effective, the $35 application fee will apply to new, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change), renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per application. Administrative update applications, such as those to change a licensees name, mailing, or email address, will be exempt from fees. ARRL VEC manager Maria Somma, AB1FM,
said Volunteer Examiner (VE) teams will not face the burden of collecting
the $35 fee.
Once the FCC application fee takes effect, new and upgrade applicants will
pay the exam session fee to the VE team as usual, but theyll pay the $35 application fee directly to the FCC using the FCC Pay Fees system, she explained. When the FCC receives the examination information from the VEC,
it will email a link with payment instructions to each successful candidate
who then will have 10 days from the date of the email to pay.
The FCC Pay Fees system can be accessed at
https://apps2.fcc.gov/Batch_Filer/login.cfm .
After the fee is paid and the FCC has processed an application, examinees
will receive a second email from the FCC with a link to their official
license. The link will be good for 30 days. Licensees also will be able to view, download, and print official license copies by logging into their FCC
ULS account. The FCC no longer provides printed licenses.
Licensees can log into the ULS with their 10-digit FRN (FCC Registration Number) and password at any time to view and manage their license and application, print their license, and update anything in their FCC license record, including adding an email address.
FEE SCHEDULE:
INDIVIDUALS
$35 FEE: New, modification (upgrade and sequential call sign change),
renewal, and vanity call sign applications. All fees will be per
application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS
$35 FEE: New, renewal, trustee change, and vanity call sign applications.
All fees will be per application.
NO FEE: Administrative updates, such as a change of name, mailing or email address, or license cancellation.
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