Regulatory fees
General authority
Recovery of costs
Fees contingent on appropriations
Establishment and adjustment of regulatory fees
In general
The fees assessed under subsection (a) shall—
be derived by determining the full-time equivalent number of employees performing the activities described in subsection (a) within the Private Radio Bureau, Mass Media Bureau, Common Carrier Bureau, and other offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities, including such factors as service area coverage, shared use versus exclusive use, and other factors that the Commission determines are necessary in the public interest;
be established at amounts that will result in collection, during each fiscal year, of an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the amount appropriated for such fiscal year for the performance of the activities described in subsection (a); and
until adjusted or amended by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), be the fees established by the Schedule of Regulatory Fees in subsection (g).
Mandatory adjustment of schedule
For any fiscal year after fiscal year 1994, the Commission shall, by rule, revise the Schedule of Regulatory Fees by proportionate increases or decreases to reflect, in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), changes in the amount appropriated for the performance of the activities described in subsection (a) for such fiscal year. Such proportionate increases or decreases shall—
be adjusted to reflect, within the overall amounts described in appropriations Acts under the authority of paragraph (1)(A), unexpected increases or decreases in the number of licensees or units subject to payment of such fees; and
be established at amounts that will result in collection of an aggregate amount of fees pursuant to this section that can reasonably be expected to equal the aggregate amount of fees that are required to be collected by appropriations Acts pursuant to paragraph (1)(B).
Increases or decreases in fees made by adjustments pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial review. In making adjustments pursuant to this paragraph the Commission may round such fees to the nearest $5 in the case of fees under $1,000, or to the nearest $25 in the case of fees of $1,000 or more.
Permitted amendments
Notice to Congress
The Commission shall—
transmit to the Congress notification of any adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (2) immediately upon the adoption of such adjustment; and
transmit to the Congress notification of any amendment made pursuant to paragraph (3) not later than 90 days before the effective date of such amendment.
Enforcement
Penalties for late payment
Dismissal of applications for filings
Revocations
Waiver, reduction, and deferment
Deposit of collections
Regulations
In general
Installment payments
Schedule
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Schedule of Regulatory Fees |
|
|---|---|
Bureau/Category | Annual Regulatory Fee |
Private Radio Bureau | |
Exclusive use services (per license) | |
Land Mobile (above 470 MHz, Base Station and SMRS) (47 C.F.R. Part 90) | $16 |
Microwave (47 C.F.R. Part 94) | 16 |
Interactive Video Data Service (47 C.F.R. Part 95) | 16 |
Shared use services (per license unless otherwise noted) | 7 |
Amateur vanity call-signs | 7 |
Mass Media Bureau (per license) | |
AM radio (47 C.F.R. Part 73) | |
Class D Daytime | 250 |
Class A Fulltime | 900 |
Class B Fulltime | 500 |
Class C Fulltime | 200 |
Construction permits | 100 |
FM radio (47 C.F.R. Part 73) | |
Classes C, C1, C2, B | 900 |
Classes A, B1, C3 | 600 |
Construction permits | 500 |
TV (47 C.F.R. Part 73) | |
VHF Commercial | |
Markets 1 thru 10 | 18,000 |
Markets 11 thru 25 | 16,000 |
Markets 26 thru 50 | 12,000 |
Markets 51 thru 100 | 8,000 |
Remaining Markets | 5,000 |
Construction permits | 4,000 |
UHF Commercial | |
Markets 1 thru 10 | 14,400 |
Markets 11 thru 25 | 12,800 |
Markets 26 thru 50 | 9,600 |
Markets 51 thru 100 | 6,400 |
Remaining Markets | 4,000 |
Construction permits | 3,200 |
Low Power TV, TV Translator, and TV Booster (47 C.F.R. Part 74) | 135 |
Broadcast Auxiliary (47 C.F.R. Part 74) | 25 |
International (HF) Broadcast (47 C.F.R. Part 73) | 200 |
Cable Antenna Relay Service (47 C.F.R. Part 78) | 220 |
Cable Television System (per 1,000 subscribers) (47 C.F.R. Part 76) | 370 |
Common Carrier Bureau | |
Radio Facilities | |
Cellular Radio (per 1,000 subscribers) (47 C.F.R. Part 22) | 60 |
Personal Communications (per 1,000 subscribers) (47 C.F.R.) | 60 |
Space Station (per operational station in geosynchronous orbit) (47 C.F.R. Part 25) | 65,000 |
Space Station (per system in low-earth orbit) (47 C.F.R. Part 25) | 90,000 |
Public Mobile (per 1,000 subscribers) (47 C.F.R. Part 22) | 60 |
Domestic Public Fixed (per call sign) (47 C.F.R. Part 21) | 55 |
International Public Fixed (per call sign) (47 C.F.R. Part 23) | 110 |
Earth Stations (47 C.F.R. Part 25) | |
VSAT and equivalent C-Band antennas (per 100 antennas) | 6 |
Mobile satellite earth stations (per 100 antennas) | 6 |
Earth station antennas | |
Less than 9 meters (per 100 antennas) | 6 |
9 Meters or more | |
Transmit/Receive and Transmit Only (per meter) | 85 |
Receive only (per meter) | 55 |
Carriers | |
Inter-Exchange Carrier (per 1,000 presubscribed access lines) | 60 |
Local Exchange Carrier (per 1,000 access lines) | 60 |
Competitive access provider (per 1,000 subscribers) | 60 |
International circuits (per 100 active 64KB circuit or equivalent) | 220 |