[PPRAANet] FCC License fees

[Chuck Berry]

 From ARRL

ARRL News | 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 an 
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.

Chuck N7CHS