Submitting Application Fees

Applicants using ULS to file electronically remain subject to existing application fees, where applicable, under current FCC rules. Failure to properly associate your online application with an appropriate payment method may result in dismissal of your application.

When your application or applications have been successfully submitted to the Commission via ULS, an Application Confirmation screen will appear. This screen displays the file number , the FCC payment type code, and the fee amount duefor each application you have filed. If a fee amount is indicated for your application file number(s), you must submit the required fees.

Note: If the Application Confirmation screen indicates, "No Application or regulatory fees are               required," do not submit Form 159.

If the Application Confirmation screen indicates, "Emergency STA, you will be billed," do NOT send payment.

IMPORTANT: If you believe the calculated fee shown on the ULS confirmation screen is incorrect, please call 1-888-CALLFCC and go to option #2 for assistance.

 

To submit fees to the Commission, follow these steps:

1.

 Choose the button labeled Form 159 at the bottom of the Application Confirmation page. You will be transferred to the FCC’s Electronic Form 159 login screen.

 

2.

 Login using the FRN and Password of the party paying the fees for your application or applications. This may be a different FRN than the one listed on the application.

 

3.

 Click Continue to access Form 159.

 

4.

 The Payment Summary page will appear, displaying Applicant Name, Applicant’s Tax Payer Identification Number (TIN), the quantity of applications submitted, and the Fee Due. If instead you receive the error message "You may have mistyped your FRN or password," use the link provided to return to the 159 login screen to retype your FRN or password. If you receive Error Message 2, "Form 159 has been unable to match your FRN with a valid FRN in the CORES database," return to Form 159 login and page and retry your FRN and password. If you are still unable to login, contact ULS Technical Support at (202) 414-1250.

Choose either the View Form 159 or the Pay Now By Credit Card buttons at the bottom of the page.

Pay Online Using a Credit Card


Using the Pre-Filled (Electronic) Form 159

 

Pay Online Using a Credit Card

The fastest method of payment is via credit card.

To pay online, follow these steps:

1.

 At the bottom of the Application Confirmation screen, click the Pay Now by Credit Card. button.

 

2.

 On the following screen provide your credit card type, credit card number, and expiration date. Click the Submit Payment button.

 

3.

 Next, an intermediate screen will ask you to wait while your credit card is being authorized.

 

4.

 A Credit Card Payment Confirmation screen will be displayed. It contains your ten-digit credit card payment confirmation number and your remittance ID #. Print this page for your records by selecting the Print command from the file menu or toolbar of your web browser. Choose Close Window to complete the payment process.

Using the Pre-Filled Form 159

1.

 Choose the View Form 159 button from the Application Confirmation page. ULS generates an electronic Form 159 which is automatically pre-populated with your application information from ULS and payer information from CORES.

Tip: If you clicked on the Form 159 button and do not see the Form 159, check the Windows 95/98taskbar at the bottom of your screen for a button with the Netscape symbol labeled FCC:Form159. If this button is present, click on it to bring up the Form 159. If this button is not present, call Technical Support at (202) 414-1250.

Note: To use the Pre-Filled Form 159, you must download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Note: Please make sure your contact information is up-to-date in CORES, before accessing the pre-filled Form 159.

2.

 2.) Verify that the information on the form is correct. If you need to update any of this information, close Form 159 by clicking the Close (X) button located in the top right corner of the window,

and complete the following steps to access the form a second time. You must follow these steps on the same day as your first attempt to file.

To update address and contact information,

  1. Proceed to CORES. Login with the FRN and password of the PAYER.
  2. Follow the steps to change contact information within CORES, and press Submit to update the database.
  3. On the CORES confirmation page, under the heading "To continue on to another FCC Filing system," choose ULS.
  4. On the intermediate screen which follows, choose either ULS Online Filing or ASR Online Filing.
  5. Login to ULS, with the APPLICANT’S FRN and password.
  6. From the first screen which appears, choose the application which you had attempted to pay for earlier. Proceed through the application making sure all the information is correct and choose SUBMIT to resubmit the application. From the Application Confirmation Screen choose Form 159.

To correct licensing information,

  1. Login to ULS with the APPLICANT’S FRN and password.
  2. From the first screen which appears, choose the application which you had attempted to pay for earlier. Proceed through the application making sure all the information is correct and choose SUBMIT to resubmit the application. From the Application Confirmation Screen choose View Form 159.
  3. Login to Form 159 with the PAYER’S FRN and password.

 

3.

 When all of the information on the pre-filled 159 is correct, click the button at the bottom of the page labeled Printable Form 159. ULS displays your application data in an application form format suitable for printing.

To print the formatted Form 159, select the Print command from the file menu or toolbar of your web browser.

Once printed, you can close the browser window displaying Form 159 by clicking the Close (X) button, located in the top right corner of the window.

 

4.

 Enclose a check for the fee amount printed on the form in ITEM #3 (Total Amount Paid). Multiple checks are not acceptable. To pay by credit card, complete the credit card information in Section E. Then mail or deliver Form 159 along with your payment to

Federal Communications Commission
P. O. Box 358994
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5994

NOTE: The Form 159 and accompanying fee must be received by the Commission within 10 days of filing the application.

Using a Paper Form 159

If, for any reason, you cannot print the pre-filled Form 159, you can complete a paper Form 159 based on the information provided on the ULS/ASR Application Confirmation screen. Please note the following requirements for completing a Form 159 manually:

If paying by check, credit card, or wire:

Complete FCC Remittance Advice, FCC Form 159, following the directions specified in the procedure below. Send your completed Form 159 to the FCC address indicated in Step 4 above. A single Form 159 may only contain fee information for one to four (1-4) applications. Enter the application's ULS file number in the space labeled "FCC Code 2."

If paying for more than four (4) applications:

Complete an FCC Remittance Advice Continuation Sheet, Form 159-C, for each additional four (4) applications. For example, enter applications five through eight on the first Form 159-C, nine through twelve on second Form 159-C, etc.

If you are paying fees via Mellon Bank's Customer-Initiated Payment Plan (CIP), proceed as above, but with one exception: enter the application's ULS file number in the space labeled "FCC

Code 2." For more information on CIP, or to participate in the program, contact Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, PA.

The Form 159 and accompanying fee must be received by the Commission within 10 days of filing the associated application within ULS.

To download a copy of the paper Form 159 and Instructions, go to the FCC Forms page.

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