Spectrum
Spotlight
New FCC Regulatory and Application Fees
The FCC recently
announced their latest regulatory and application fees that became effective on
September 9, 2011. The items of interest
for the Private Land Mobile Radio Services are as follows:
§ Fees
are assessed on a per-application or call sign basis with 10 year license terms
unless otherwise noted.
§ The
rule waiver fee increased from $170.00 to $180.00.
§ Governmental
Entities are exempt from FCC fees.
The new fees for new stations, renewal, or renewal/modification
applications and other actions in the Private Land Mobile Radio Service are:
§
Frequencies below 470 MHz (except 220 MHz), 902-928 MHz &
Radiolocation and 3650-3700 MHz Band (PMRS):
$260.00
§
Frequencies 470 and above and 220 MHz: $460.00
§ 220 MHz
nationwide: $460.00
§ Modification,
Non-Profit, For Profit Special Emergency, CMRS, or Special Temporary Authority,
Assignment of Authorization, Transfer of Control: $60.00
§ Rule
Waiver: $180.00 (Based
on the number of stations multiplied by the number of rule sections by $180.00)
For
more information on the fee schedule, please see the FCC Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau Fee Filing Guide at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-285461A1.pdf Pages
10 - 12 for Land Mobile Radio Service.
For
information on spectrum, licensing or related technical services,
contact Tina
Jackson at (858) 484-8502 and tina.jackson@thespectrumfirm.com
or Elaine
McManness at 903-939-0840 and elainemcmanness@sbcglobal.net