[WIARC] aaargh.

Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:37:01 -0600

The nightmare continues.

Danny

----- Original Message -----
From: "jim funk" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:58 AM
Subject: [WIARC] aaargh.

> Just what we needed.
>
> From the ARRL letter:
>
> * FCC converting ATINs to FRNs: Acronym alert! Acronym alert! Everyone to
> get from street! (with apologies to the old movie, The Russians are
Coming,
> the Russians are Coming!) The FCC is completing the conversion of Assigned
> Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ATINs) to Commission Registration System
> (CORES) FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs). ATINs were issued to amateur
> applicants--to clubs and to non-US citizens--who did not qualify for a
> Social Security Number, so they could register for the FCC's Universal
> Licensing System (ULS). The FCC issued most ATINS, but some were issued by
a
> Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) or Club Station Call Sign
Administrator
> (CSCSA). An FCC spokesperson said all ATINs should be converted to FRNs by
> mid-February. The FCC has discontinued the use of ATINs, since the CORES
> registration process provides an exception for club stations and
> non-citizens to obtain an FRN. The FRN then may be used to access the ULS,
> which incorporates the Amateur Service licensing database (among other
> services).
>
> Is that all perfectly clear?
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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