{"id":47083,"date":"2020-12-30T20:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=47083"},"modified":"2020-12-30T20:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T00:00:16","slug":"fcc-adopts-a-35-license-fee-for-amateur-radio-service-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/fcc-adopts-a-35-license-fee-for-amateur-radio-service-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC adopts a $35 license fee for amateur radio service applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Icom<\/a>You might recall that there was a proposal<\/a>, earlier this year, for a $50 fee to accompany pretty much any amateur radio license application.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Today, the FCC published their Report and Order (MD Docket No. 20-270) adopting a $35 licence fee after reviewing numerous requests from amateur radio operators and organizations like the ARRL stating that the fee was excessive for a mostly automated process.<\/p>\n

I’ve read through the relavant parts of the Report and Order and it appears the FCC have “split the difference” agreeing that $50 was too much, but free was too little considering the number of applications they receive and process annually.\u00a0From page 11 of the Report and Order<\/a>:<\/p>\n

30. We adopt the categories of personal license application fees proposed in the NPRM. The <\/strong>Commission proposed a fee of $50 for each of these applications. The Sonoma County Radio Amateurs, Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), and many individual commenters contend that the proposed $50 fee for Amateur Radio Service applications is too high and will prevent amateurs from joining the amateur radio service; instead, they contend, the Commission should adopt no fee or a nominal fee. We agree with commenters asserting this fee is too high to account for the minimal staff involvement in these applications and therefore adopt a reduced amount of $35 fee for all personal license application fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

From pg 16 of the Report and Order<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full report (PDF).<\/a> Most of the items relevant to amateur radio start at paragraph 30 on page 11 (above).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You might recall that there was a proposal, earlier this year, for a $50 fee to accompany pretty much any amateur radio license application. Today, the FCC published their Report and Order (MD Docket No. 20-270) adopting a $35 licence fee after reviewing numerous requests from amateur radio operators and organizations like the ARRL stating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3],"tags":[2128,389,9064,1241,9065,2309],"class_list":["post-47083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","tag-ajit-pai","tag-amateur-radio","tag-amateur-radio-license-fee","tag-fcc","tag-fcc-fees","tag-federal-communications-commission"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-cfp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46193,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/arrl-urges-members-to-strongly-oppose-fcc-application-fees-proposal\/","url_meta":{"origin":47083,"position":0},"title":"ARRL Urges Members to “Strongly” Oppose FCC Application Fees Proposal","author":"Thomas","date":"October 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ARRL Newlsetter) ARRL Urges Members to Join in Strongly Opposing FCC\u2019s Application Fees Proposal ARRL will file comments in firm opposition to an FCC proposal to impose a $50 fee on amateur radio license and application fees. 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