Higher Amateur Radio vanity call sign application fee now in effect

August 25, 2005 -- The application fee for an Amateur Radio vanity call sign rose to $21.90 effective for applications received on or after Tuesday, August 23. The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) released a new Fee Filing Guide this week spelling out fees for services it regulates. In a Report and Order and Order On Reconsideration (R&O) in the assessment and collection of regulatory fees for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 released July 7, the FCC raised the vanity application fee for FY 2005 from $20.80 to $21.90 for the 10-year license term. The FCC said it had adjusted FY 2004 "payment units" for each service to better reflect expected FY 2005 payment liabilities. The fee went up from $16.30 to $20.80 a year ago. A reevaluation in the number of anticipated vanity call sign applications--or "payment units"--accounts for this latest fee hike. The FCC says it anticipates 7600 vanity applications--up only slightly from a year earlier. More information on vanity call signs is available on the ARRL Web site.

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