FAQ: Fees

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1. Fee Filing Guide
2. Form 159
3. Request for Waiver of Fees
4. Withdrawal/Refund

Fee Filing Guide

Does the FCC charge me per form or per call sign in regard to Form 603?

Your charge depends on the radio service in question. We determine most fees by form, but some services do charge a fee per call sign. Check the Fee Filing Guide.

When completing Form 603 manually and trying to determine my fees, I have trouble getting payment codes, types, and amounts of fees. What are these codes, types, and amounts of fees?

All the services listed below can no longer be filed manually. Instead, they must be filed electronically.

1. Cellular (CL)-Page 29 of the Fee Filing Guide
2. 218-219 MHz Service (IVDS) ZV-Page 14
3. Paging and Radiotelephone, Part 22 Paging (CZ)-Page 26
4. Paging and Radiotelephone, Part 90 929-930 MHz (GC)-Page 11
5. Public Coast (PC)-Page 5
6. SMR 851-866 MHz (YC)-Page 11
7. SMR 935-940 MHz (YD)-Page 11
8. 220 MHz (same as 220 MHz local) (QA)-Page 11
9. 39 GHz (TN) (Common Carrier [same as CF])-Page 22
10. 39 GHz (TN) (Non-Common Carrier)-Page 10
11. General Wireless Communications Service (GW)-NO FEES
12. Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) (LD)-NO FEES
13. Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS) (LS)-NO FEES
14. Personal Communications Service (PCS) Broadband (CS)-NO FEES
15. Personal Communications Service (PCS) Narrowband (CN)-NO FEES
16. Wireless Communications Service (WCS) (WS)-NO FEES

    NOTE: ULS will automatically calculate fees upon submission of applications.

Form 159

Why does the help icon on the 159 filing screen take me back to the ULS homepage?

ULS Technical Support has been unable to reproduce this situation. All of our tests indicate that the buttons on the Form 159 screen are pointing to the proper locations.

What happens if I have problems loading or printing Form 159?

If you experience problems loading or printing the form, then call Technical Support at (202) 414-1250.

If I think that ULS has calculated the wrong fee for my Form 159, then will ULS Technical Support know what the fees are? If not, should there be another message?

If you believe that ULS has incorrectly calculated the fee amount due on an application, then call Technical Support at (202) 414-1250 and describe the situation. They will be prepared to give you guidance or refer you to FCC staff who will provide guidance on remitting the appropriate fees.

Why doesn't Form 159 print as a single page?

Form 159 does not print as a single page because the programming language used to design the form does not provide the ability to control where the page ends.

How can I find out whether I have paid the fee for my application?

The FCC will give you a fee control number. You can find this number on the general information screen of ULS applications.

Request for Waiver of Fees

In light of recent bankruptcy proceedings involving FCC licensees, the Bureau has received several inquires regarding the process involved to request a waiver of fees associated with ULS filings. This FAQ is meant to provide guidance for applicants that request a waiver of the fee rules associated with ULS filings.

If I want to request a waiver of the fee rules associated with a ULS filing, where do I submit my request?

All requests that involve a waiver of the fee rules associated with a ULS filing MUST be submitted to the Office of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1A625, Washington, D.C. 20554. The requirements for submitting requests to the Office of Managing Director for fee waivers are found in 47 C.F.R §1.1117

Should I provide a copy of the request for a waiver of the fee rules as an attachment to my ULS filing?

Yes. Although the Rules do not require this, it is extremely beneficial to attach a copy of the request for fee waiver with your ULS filing in order to facilitate processing.

How should I answer the question on FCC Form 601 or FCC Form 603 "Does this filing request a Waiver of the Commission's rules" in instances when the only waiver I am requesting is for a waiver of the fee rules?

Answer NO to the waiver question if the only waiver request for the underlying application is for a waiver of the fee rules. The Bureau is in the process of updating the instructions for these forms to reflect this.

Is there a fee for a request for a waiver of the fee rules associated with a ULS filing?

No. A request to waive 47 C.F.R. §1.1102 is not considered a feeable waiver.

If I file a request for a waiver of the fee rules, do I still have to submit the fees for which I am seeking a waiver at the same time I file the application in ULS?

The Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §1.1117(e), require that the actual fees associated with a ULS filing must be paid at the time of your filing, even if a request for a waiver of the fee rules is submitted to the Office of Managing Director. Thus, you must submit actual fees you are requesting a waiver from.

Some applicants also submit a request to waive this Rule - 47 C.F.R. §1.1117(e) - in addition to their underlying fee waiver request. If an applicant chooses this approach, the waiver request submitted to the Office of Managing Director must ask for a waiver of both 47 C.F.R. §1.1102 and 47 C.F.R §1.1117(e). A justification to waive both Rules should be included with the submission, but need not include the actual fees that are requested to be waived or deferred.

Is there a fee for a request to waive/defer 47 C.F.R. §1.1117(e)?

No. A request to waive/defer 47 C.F.R. §1.1117(e) is not a feeable waiver.

If I do submit a request to waive/defer 47 C.F.R. §1.117(e) will my ULS filing be dismissed because of insufficient fees?

No. But you should contact the Auctions/ULS Hotline immediately at (888) CALLFCC (225-5322), choose option #2 or (717) 338-2888 and inform them that a waiver/deferral has been filed with the Office of Managing Director regarding payment of the required filing fees due at the time of filing. The applicant should provide the Hotline with the file number of the ULS filing. The Hotline will contact the appropriate FCC staff with the relevant information and the FCC will ensure that the application is not dismissed while a waiver/deferral request is pending with the Office of Managing Director.

Note: If the request for a fee waiver is not granted, the Office of Managing Director will issue a letter to the applicant informing them of their decision. The letter will indicate how many days the applicant has to submit the required fees. If the fees are not submitted within the required timeframe your ULS application may be dismissed.

Withdrawal/Refund

How long do I have to withdraw an application? Will the FCC return the fee for a withdrawn application?

You may withdraw an application anytime prior to the FCC's granting the application (i.e., as long as the application is in a pending status). Once an application is in Status 2, however, it has undergone initial processing, so the application fee portion of the total remittance is not refundable.

NOTE: Applicants in any of the private services who pay their regulatory fees and their application fee at the same time that they submit their application to the FCC may request a refund of the regulatory fee portion of their total remittance.

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Last Updated:  July 09, 2001