Client Alert
FCC FY 2010 Regulatory Fees Due by August 31
August 3, 2010
The FCC has announced that regulatory fees for the 2010 Fiscal Year are due no later than August 31. All non-exempt broadcasters must begin the payment process through the Commission’s on-line Fee Filer system, which may be accessed at http://www.fcc.gov/fees/feefiler.html. However, as of this writing, the 2010 Fee Filer module is not yet operative. Once a licensee has begun the Fee Filer process payment may be made on line with a credit card or by mail or wire transfer.
The FCC is mailing notifications for each licensee, listing its stations, their fees and the basis for placing each facility within a payment category. The information may also be viewed on line at http://www.fccfees.com. Please note, though, that the FCC notifications and display do not include microwave auxiliaries, for each of which an additional $10 fee must be paid.
To date, many notifications have come to our office on behalf of our clients. If you are an existing client and receive a notification directly, or if you have not yet heard from John, Gregg or Peter about your fees, please let us know as soon as possible whether you would like us to prepare your forms and assist in the payment process.
If you have any questions, please contact Peter Gutmann at (202) 857-4532 or pgutmann@wcsr.com, or one of our other Womble Carlyle Telecommunications professionals.
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The FCC is mailing notifications for each licensee, listing its stations, their fees and the basis for placing each facility within a payment category. The information may also be viewed on line at http://www.fccfees.com. Please note, though, that the FCC notifications and display do not include microwave auxiliaries, for each of which an additional $10 fee must be paid.
To date, many notifications have come to our office on behalf of our clients. If you are an existing client and receive a notification directly, or if you have not yet heard from John, Gregg or Peter about your fees, please let us know as soon as possible whether you would like us to prepare your forms and assist in the payment process.
If you have any questions, please contact Peter Gutmann at (202) 857-4532 or pgutmann@wcsr.com, or one of our other Womble Carlyle Telecommunications professionals.
For a printer friendly version of this alert, please click here.
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