[SFDXA] ARLB016 Amateurs' Email Addresses Will Continue to Be Kept Private, FCC Says

[Bruce Phegley]

You can trust the government, yea right.

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 4:36 PM Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>
> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB016
> ARLB016 Amateurs' Email Addresses Will Continue to Be Kept Private,
> FCC Says
>
> ZCZC AG16
> QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 16 ARLB016
> > From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT May 20, 2021
> To all radio amateurs
> SB QST ARL ARLB016
> ARLB016 Amateurs' Email Addresses Will Continue to Be Kept Private,
> FCC Says
>
> Starting on June 29, all applications filed with the FCC must
> include an email address for FCC correspondence. After receipt of
> the initial announcement that all future applications would require
> an email address, ARRL was concerned for the privacy of its members
> and requested that amateurs' email addresses not be made public.
> This week, the FCC agreed, stating in an email to ARRL counsel that
> it will continue to "mask" amateurs' email addresses from public
> view in the Universal Licensing System (ULS). The FCC will use the
> email address supplied by amateurs to correspond with applicants,
> including to send a link to the official electronic copy of the
> license when an application is granted.
>
> The FCC is transitioning to fully electronic correspondence and no
> longer mails hard-copy licenses. Amateurs are able to view,
> download, and print their official license grant, using the ULS.
> When a license is first granted, each applicant will receive an
> email with a direct link to the license. Although the link expires
> in 30 days, the license itself will remain available in the ULS and
> may be downloaded at any time by signing into the licensee's account
> using their FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password.
>
> On or after June 29, a valid email address must be provided with
> each application, and must be kept current by filing a modification
> application as necessary. Under the amended Section 97.23, "The
> email address must be an address where the grantee can receive
> electronic correspondence. Revocation of the station license or
> suspension of the operator license may result when correspondence
> from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed
> to provide the correct email address."
>
> Applicants lacking an email address should consider using the email
> address of a friend or family member on their FCC applications.
>
> Reminder: Due to changes the FCC has made to its licensing system,
> starting today, Thursday, May 20, all amateur exam applicants must
> provide their FRN to the Volunteer Examiners (VEs) before taking an
> amateur exam. Prospective new FCC licensees will be required to
> obtain an FRN before the examination and provide that number to the
> VEs on the Form 605 license application. An FCC instructional video
> provides step-by-step instructions on how to obtain an FRN through
> the FCC's COmmission REgistration System (CORES) can be found at,
> https://www.fcc.gov/rofrn .
>
> The FRN is used afterward by the applicant to download the official
> license document from the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS), to
> upgrade a license, apply for a vanity call sign, and to submit
> administrative updates (such as address and email changes) and
> renewal applications.
> NNNN
> /EX
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