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November 1, 2005 -- The FCC has
extended for an additional month filing and regulatory deadlines for Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (WTB)
licensees directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. The extension affects Amateur
Radio licensees. "Because of the continued devastation and recovery efforts in
parts of the affected states and to further alleviate any additional burden
that may be caused by our filing requirements and regulatory deadlines, the WTB
further extends certain filing and regulatory deadlines for affected licensees and
applicants in the affected states until November 30, 2005," the WTB said in an
October 31 public
notice. The WTB says that after November 30, it will consider waiver requests related to
Hurricane Katrina on a case-by-case basis, pursuant to the Commission's waiver
standards. The WTB already has extended filing
and regulatory deadlines for licensees affected by Hurricane Rita to November
21 and by Hurricane Wilma to December 22, 2005. Because the deadline extensions affect the two-year
renewal "grace period" for Amateur Radio licensees, the FCC also has suspended
vanity call sign processing "until further notice."
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