[TVARC] FCC Reduces Proposed Fees to $35

[Larry Peterson]

If you want to read the actual 97page FCC order (not all pertains to the 
Amateur Service) and their reasoning just click on the following.  The 
order takes effect 30 days after posting in the Federal Register which 
will be done after they make the necessary changes to their systems.

_https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-184A1.pdf 
<https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-184A1.pdf>
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On 12/31/2020 3:38 PM, Daniel McKinney wrote:
> I wonder when it’s to go into effect!    de KA9YKB
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 2:24 PM Mark Graybill <saundby at gmail.com 
> <mailto:saundby at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     The FCC has reduced the proposed fee for amateur radio and
>     GRMS license transactions from $50 to $35.
>
>     Still to much to my mind, particularly as the per-transaction
>     costs to the FCC are practically nothing--they could reduce the
>     costs even more by allowing more of the VECs direct access to
>     their databases like W5YI has, rather than having a functionary
>     who has to transfer information from a VEC to the database,
>     introducing delays, potential for error, and so on.
>
>     If I thought the money was going to honestly benefit amateur
>     radio, for example, paying for enforcement, then I would support a
>     fee. However, the funds received go into the government's General
>     Fund, which, as far as amateur radio is concerned, makes that
>     money disappear.
>
>     ARRL article:
>     http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-reduces-proposed-amateur-radio-application-fee-to-35
>     <http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-reduces-proposed-amateur-radio-application-fee-to-35>
>
>     Mark, W8BIT
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