[SARC] Fw: ARLB009 FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees

[John Brown]

I know that this might be a repeat for many subscribed to the ARRL lists but 
thought it was worthy to be sent
to those who are not members of the ARRL.................John - KE4HIE

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Subject: ARLB009 FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees


> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB009
> ARLB009 FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees
>
> ZCZC AG09
> QST de W1AW
> ARRL Bulletin 9  ARLB009
> From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT  May 9, 2008
> To all radio amateurs
>
> SB QST ARL ARLB009
> ARLB009 FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees
>
> The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on
> May 8 seeking to raise fees for Amateur Radio vanity call signs.
> Currently, a vanity call sign costs $11.70 and is good for 10 years;
> the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $12.30 for
> 10 years, an increase of $.60.
>
> The FCC is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended)
> to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated
> with that program. The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable
> not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon
> renewing a vanity call sign for a new term. Instructions on how to
> comment on this NPRM are available on the FCC Web site at,
> http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/howtocomment.html.
>
> The vanity call sign fee has fluctuated over the 12 years of the
> current program -- from a low of $12 to a high of $50; the current
> fee of $11.70 is the lowest the fee has been since the inception of
> the vanity call sign program. The FCC said it anticipates some
> 15,000 Amateur Radio vanity call sign "payment units" or
> applications during the next fiscal year, collecting $184,500 in
> fees from the program.
>
> The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when
> applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity
> call sign for a new term.  The first vanity call sign licenses
> issued under the current Amateur Radio vanity call sign program that
> began in 1996 came up for renewal two years ago.  Those holding
> vanity call signs issued prior to 1996 are exempt from having to pay
> the vanity call sign regulatory fee at renewal, however. That's
> because Congress did not authorize the FCC to collect regulatory
> fees until 1993. Such "heritage" vanity call sign holders do not
> appear as vanity licensees in the FCC.
>
> Amateur Radio licensees may file for renewal only within 90 days of
> their license expiration date. All radio amateurs must have an FCC
> Registration Number (FRN) before filing any application with the
> Commission. Applicants can obtain an FRN by going to the ULS site
> at, http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls, and clicking on the "New Users
> Register" link. You must supply your Social Security Number to
> obtain an FRN.
> NNNN
> /EX
>
>


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