FYI…. John D W5RDY > Subject: ARLB011 New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio > License Upgrades > > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB011 > ARLB011 New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio > License Upgrades > > ZCZC AG11 > QST de W1AW > ARRL Bulletin 11 ARLB011 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT April 5, 2022 > To all radio amateurs > > SB QST ARL ARLB011 > ARLB011 New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio > License Upgrades > > The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in > response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will > not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade > amateur radio licensee's operator class and changes to club station > trustees. The FCC staff explained that the new fees will apply only > to applications for a new license, renewal, rule waiver, or a new > vanity call sign. As previously announced, the new fees take effect > on April 19, 2022. > > "We are pleased that the FCC will not charge licensees the FCC > application fee for license upgrade applications," said ARRL > Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM. > "While applicants for a new license will need to pay the $35 FCC > application fee, there will be no FCC charge for future upgrades and > administrative updates, such as a change of mailing or email > address. Most current licensees, therefore, will not be charged the > new FCC application fee until they renew their license or apply for > a new vanity call sign." > > ARRL previously reported that the new $35 application fee for > amateur radio licenses will become effective on April 19, 2022. > Further information and instructions about the FCC Application Fee > are available from the ARRL VEC page at, > https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee . > NNNN > /EX
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