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   ARLB027 A Reminder - FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance   
   September 2-8   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 27  ARLB027   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  September 1, 2015   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB027   
   ARLB027 A Reminder - FCC Universal Licensing System Down for Maintenance   
   September 2-8   
      
   The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) and other FCC website public   
   applications are down for maintenance and will be unavailable from 2200 UTC on   
   Wednesday, September 2, until 1200 UTC on Tuesday, September 8. The outage   
   also will affect the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and the   
   Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS).   
      
   During the ULS outage, it will not be possible to file any Amateur Radio   
   applications, including examination session documents, or conduct any license   
   or application searches. Also, while the requirement to pay a regulatory fee   
   for Amateur Radio vanity call sign applications will end on September 3,   
   prospective vanity applicants now will have to wait until after 1200 UTC on   
   September 8 to file an application for an available call sign.   
      
   The FCC has told ARRL that the approximately 18-day vanity call sign waiting   
   period will remain in place "for now."   
      
   The FCC's August 20 Public Notice has complete details on the planned   
   maintenance outage. It can be found on the web at, https://www.f   
   c.gov/document/fcc-databases-unavailable-filing-deadline-extensi   
   ns-early-september .   
      
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