[MCARC] [Fwd: FCC License Fees]

[Nate Bargmann]

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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 14:01:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: n0nb at n0nb.us
Subject: FCC License Fees

There has been a lot of discussion indicating that the FCC has started
to institute fees for amateur radio licenses.  That is not the case. 
Here is information from the ARRL legal counsel, Dave Siddall, K3ZJ:

The FCC fees Report and Order adopted last December was published in
this morning’s Federal Register.  I want to note to everyone that
although generally the rules take effect on April 19, collection of the
amateur fees will NOT begin on that date. 

The effective date for new amateur radio fees has not yet been
established. The FCC explicitly states in the published Notice (at p.
15061, para. 44, https://tinyurl.com/y52ff2zy) that the fees "will not
take effect until the requisite notice has been provided to Congress,
the FCC’s information technology systems and internal procedures have
been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal
Register announcing the effective date of such rules."  I expect that
the effective date will be some time this summer, but in any event we
will have advance notice.

73, Dave K3ZJ
David R. Siddall
Managing Partner
DS Law, PLLC

If I get later information, I will pass that on.

Enjoy your weekend and 73,

Art K0AIZ

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