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Jeff Wexler

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FWIW - I submitted without paying anything. Then someone from FCC emailed me regarding the waiver/attachment thing and said I had checked a box indicating that I had “grandfather” status or something(?) and it was unclear if my attachment should be removed. I replied and explained that I was simply trying to renew my existing license, apologized for having missed the expiration date in December, and that I never received a reminder to extend or renew. With their help I found the application (yeah it was somehow on a different page), and resubmitted it. I attached a letter with my explanation rather than a form. I replied to their email again saying I had submitted it in the best way I could understand it to be correct, but please advise if I’m missing something. Then they replied saying “you’re good”.

But I am still not sure , because there was no way to submit a payment at this point. I guess I will log in at some point in the next few weeks to check if anything has been updated.

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@Johnny Karlssonthank you for your update. I’ll try what you did as well. Regarding payment, you have to go to a different page that they call CORES. I don’t understand why they make it so complicated. You have to re apply (and there are no instructions or explanations regarding the form), then you have to ho to another part of the site to make the payment, but both sections of the site do not link you to the other! It’s perfectly insane. 

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2 hours ago, JonG said:

@Johnny Karlssonthank you for your update. I’ll try what you did as well. Regarding payment, you have to go to a different page that they call CORES. I don’t understand why they make it so complicated. You have to re apply (and there are no instructions or explanations regarding the form), then you have to ho to another part of the site to make the payment, but both sections of the site do not link you to the other! It’s perfectly insane. 

Yeah, it's like a parody of itself.

 

 

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On 1/29/2023 at 5:35 PM, Johnny Karlsson said:

But I am still not sure , because there was no way to submit a payment at this point. I guess I will log in at some point in the next few weeks to check if anything has been updated.

 

Overnight my application changed from SUBMITTED to PENDING. I used Check Applications to find this. It took from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning to "get in the system".

 

To PAY FEES :

 - Start at the LINK from Local 695 - Universal Licensing System

- Select Pay Fees

- Select Access CORES with FCC Username

 - LOG IN (your user name should be populated)

   - Select second option :  View & Pay Regulatory Fees, Application Fees, and Bills

   - Select third option : View and pay ULS Application Fees.

   - Select FRN (to continue to pay)

 

On the next page you should see payment info. It is pretty straight forward from there.

 

I expect, now that I have paid, they will process my application and grant or deny it. The fee for my NEW LICENSE was $95. I expect a renewal to be $35. I applied for a new license, rather than a LATE RENEWAL, to avoid a WAIVER FEE which appeared to cost $380.

 

I hope this is accurate and helps someone out...

 

Cheers,

 

Tim
 

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Update: today there was an email from the FCC…. Application denied, because there had been no payment made.

Yes, I checked yesterday if there was any fees due, but it said there’s “no fee data found”.

ok….?

 

And then there was four additional emails from the FCC in my inbox. And those were copies of the first email.

 

I guess it would be too much to ask, but how about an email first saying “there is a fee required to process your inquiry. Please click this link to pay the fee in order to proceed with your application.” Or something to that effect.

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On 2/1/2023 at 11:23 PM, Johnny Karlsson said:

Update: today there was an email from the FCC…. Application denied, because there had been no payment made.

Yes, I checked yesterday if there was any fees due, but it said there’s “no fee data found”.

 

I just checked my new application...

 

Requires examiner intervention, fee payments, or other action before a decision on the application may be reached.

 

Since I was able to pay $95 for the license, I suppose I am waiting for a decision.

 

Has anyone done their renewal lately, and could you tell me if this is really correct? Seems like a very steep bump from the $170.00

 

Looking at some records, my fee was $145 in August of 2023.

 

Part 74 Broadcast Auxiliary Radio Service 
(Aural Microwave, TV Microwave, Low Power or Remote Pick up)
(AB, AI, AS, LP, LV, RP, TB, TI, TP, TS, TT)
$95 - PTAA Paid Annually

 

I am not certain what the current fee structure is after reading the schedule above from the link below...

 

https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/systems-utilities/universal-licensing-system/wireless-fees/site-based-service-application

 

 

Cheers,

 

Tim

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My NEW FCC License has been granted overnight.

 

The cost was $95.

02/08/2023 - Grant Date

02/08/2023 - Effective Date

12/01/2029 - Expiration date

 

I applied on Jan 29 and checked the website daily to discover a status change from submitted to pending. Once it was pending on Jan 31, I was able to pay.  From there it took a week to receive an email indicating the license had been granted.

 

A direct link to print an official copy was provided, and will be active for 30 days. Past those 30 days, there is a way to find and print the document as needed.

 

Renewing a license before it expires is probably easier, and costs less!

 

 

Cheers,

 

Tim

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5 hours ago, Tim Norris said:

My NEW FCC License has been granted overnight.

 

The cost was $95.

02/08/2023 - Grant Date

02/08/2023 - Effective Date

12/01/2029 - Expiration date

 

I applied on Jan 29 and checked the website daily to discover a status change from submitted to pending. Once it was pending on Jan 31, I was able to pay.  From there it took a week to receive an email indicating the license had been granted.

 

A direct link to print an official copy was provided, and will be active for 30 days. Past those 30 days, there is a way to find and print the document as needed.

 

Renewing a license before it expires is probably easier, and costs less!

 

 

Cheers,

 

Tim

Thank you, Tim! Very good info.
I will do the same.

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  • 3 weeks later...

I just went through the renewal process back in January.  I only paid $35, but  I do remember having to read a bit to figure out how to make the payment separately from the application.  The process struck me as a little odd.  I was within the 90 day renewal period, and I received an email renewal notice back in November.

 

@Johnny Karlsson Interesting that your expiration is 2030.  My renewal was granted 01/27/2023 and expires 02/01/2031.  I wonder why the 1 year difference?

 

@Derek H I chose to register as myself originally and not my company so I continue that way.  Can't say I have a good argument either way though.  Maybe some liability protection through your company if you're worried about fines??  Otherwise I'm not sure it will make much difference.

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4 hours ago, Wandering Ear said:

Interesting that your expiration is 2030.  My renewal was granted 01/27/2023 and expires 02/01/2031.  I wonder why the 1 year difference?

Yeah, interesting indeed. However mine is until December, yours February, so more like 3 months rather than a year.

- Tim stated above that his was granted until December 2029, so that's even one year shorter than mine. Seems to be pretty random.

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3 hours ago, Johnny Karlsson said:

Yeah, interesting indeed. However mine is until December, yours February, so more like 3 months rather than a year.

- Tim stated above that his was granted until December 2029, so that's even one year shorter than mine. Seems to be pretty random.

That’s even more confusing 🤔

 I’m sure there is a rule buried on page 400 somewhere …….

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