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   ARLB011 New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio   
   License Upgrades   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 11  ARLB011   
   From ARRL Headquarters    
   Newington CT  April 5, 2022   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB011   
   ARLB011 New FCC Application Fee Will Not Apply to Amateur Radio   
   License Upgrades   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff has clarified in   
   response to an ARRL request that the new $35 application fee will   
   not apply to most license modifications, including those to upgrade   
   amateur radio licensee's operator class and changes to club station   
   trustees. The FCC staff explained that the new fees will apply only   
   to applications for a new license, renewal, rule waiver, or a new   
   vanity call sign. As previously announced, the new fees take effect   
   on April 19, 2022.   
      
   "We are pleased that the FCC will not charge licensees the FCC   
   application fee for license upgrade applications," said ARRL   
   Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM.   
   "While applicants for a new license will need to pay the $35 FCC   
   application fee, there will be no FCC charge for future upgrades and   
   administrative updates, such as a change of mailing or email   
   address. Most current licensees, therefore, will not be charged the   
   new FCC application fee until they renew their license or apply for   
   a new vanity call sign."   
      
   ARRL previously reported that the new $35 application fee for   
   amateur radio licenses will become effective on April 19, 2022.   
   Further information and instructions about the FCC Application Fee   
   are available from the ARRL VEC page at,   
   https://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee .   
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