FCC Decision on License application fees

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From the interwebs, December 30 2020:

The FCC has adopted a decision in the matter of Amateur Radio licensing
fees — in a remarkably short time in comparison to other FCC NPRM
proceedings. The FCC, based on input from the ARRL and its Members, agreed to
lower the “Personal License Application Fee” that applies to Amateur
Radio licensees from $50 to $35. Unfortunately, it did not accept the
ARRL and its Members’ argument that due to the services provided by
Amateur Radio that the fee should be $0.00.
Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7mso3x4 for the FCC’s complete Report & Order.
It is a quite lengthy document as it covers other licenses and issues. There does
not appear to be any exemptions and not certain as to when the effective date is.

About Chuck Reti

LARC Public Info Officer (PIO) and Board member. Extra Class, ARRL Member Licensed since Dec. 1961 Video Engineering Technician, Technical Director and Video Editor, CBS Detroit and Detroit Public TV Member Soc. of Motion Picture and Television Engineers