[SMCARA] FCC Announces Amateur Application Fee Requirements

[JD Delancy]

Ladies and Gents -

A Public Notice released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
on March 23, 2022, in *MD Docket No. 20-270* 
<https://www.fcc.gov/document/effective-date-wireless-application-fee-rates>, 
announced that new application fees for Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau applications will become effective on April 19, 2022. The new 
fees were mandated by Congress

The new $35 amateur radio license application feewill be required for 
any applications (except for administrative updates) received by the FCC 
on and after April 19, 2022

Minor updates to your license, such as address, e-mail, telephone number 
changes, name changes, etc.,are considered “AU” or “Administrative 
Updates."The FCC stated that there will be no fees required for these 
applications which are considered “AU” or “Administrative Updates"

If you are contemplating an upgrade or know folks who are considering an 
initial licensing test, they should be encouraged to do so before the 
19th of April "while the price is right"

      jd