Thanks, Lou.  That's what I wanted.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Vanity call sign fee


> Here you go, Phil.
>
> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB009
> ARLB009 FCC Seeks Higher Vanity Call Sign Fee
>
> ZCZC AG09
> QST de W1AW
> ARRL Bulletin 9  ARLB009
> From ARRL Headquarters
> Newington CT  May 7, 2012
> To all radio amateurs
>
> SB QST ARL ARLB009
> ARLB009 FCC Seeks Higher Vanity Call Sign Fee
>
> The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on May 4,
> seeking to raise the fee for Amateur Radio vanity call signs.  The
> NPRM can be found in PDF format on the web at,
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0504/FCC-12-48A1.pdf.
>
> Currently, a vanity call sign costs $14.20 and is good for 10 years;
> the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $15 for 10
> years, an increase of 80 cents. The FCC is authorized by the
> Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign
> fees to recover the costs associated with that program.
>
> The vanity call sign fee has fluctuated over the 14 years of the
> current program -- from a low of $11.70 in 2007 to a high of $70 (as
> first proposed in the FCC's 1994 Report and Order).  The FCC said it
> anticipates some 14,300 Amateur Radio vanity call sign "payment
> units," or applications, during the next fiscal year, collecting
> 214,500 dollars in fees from the program.
>
> The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when
> applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity
> call sign for a new term. The first vanity call sign licenses issued
> under the current Amateur Radio vanity call sign program that began
> in 1996 came up for renewal six years ago.
>
> Those holding vanity call signs issued prior to 1993 are exempt from
> having to pay the vanity call sign regulatory fee at renewal, as
> Congress did not authorize the FCC to collect regulatory fees until
> 1996. Such "heritage" vanity call sign holders do not appear as
> vanity licensees in the FCC Amateur Radio database.
>
> Amateur Radio licensees may file for renewal only within 90 days of
> their license expiration date. All radio amateurs must have an FCC
> Registration Number (FRN) before filing any application with the
> Commission. Applicants can obtain an FRN by going to the ULS web
> site at, http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=home and clicking
> on the "New Users Register" link. You must supply your Social
> Security Number to obtain an FRN.
> NNNN
> /EX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 9:08 PM
> Subject: Vanity call sign fee
>
>
>>I tuned across w1aw when they were transmitting a bulletin about the =
>> fees now for current vanity call holders but I missed the basics.  =
>> Anybody have the bulletin on information on this?  It sounds like a fee =
>> change is coming or something of that nature.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>