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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA-  001760  August  18,  2000 
 FCC  ANNOUNCES  INCREASE  IN  APPLICATION  FEES 
 Effective  September  11,  2000,  the  application  fees  charged  to  licensees  and  permittees 
 by  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  will  increase  to  reflect  changes  in 
 the  Consumer  Price  Index-  Urban  (CPI-  U). 


 Section  8(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  in  the  Omnibus  Budget 
 Reconciliation  Act  of  1989,  requires  cost-  of-  living  adjustments  to  the  application  fee 
 schedule  every  two  years  after  October  1,  1991.  Increases  in  the  dollar  amounts  of  all 
 Section  8  application  fees  are  based  on  the  percentage  change  in  the  CPI-  U  from  the  date 
 of  enactment  of  the  legislation.  The  new  Schedule  of  Application  Fees  reflects  the  net 
 change  in  the  CPI-  U  of  33  percent,  calculated  from  December  1989  through  October 
 1999  in  accordance  with  Section  1.1115  of  Part  1  of  the  Commission's  rules. 


 Wireless  Telecommunications  Services  application  fees  that  have  an  associated 
 regulatory  fee  that  must  be  paid  at  the  time  of  application  filing  are  noted  by  an  asterisk 
 in  the  Schedule.  Please  refer  to  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  Fee  Filing 
 Guide  (dated  September  2000)  for  the  total  fee  that  is  due  for  these  specific  services. 


 In  addition,  some  Mass  Media  Services  application  fees  are  noted  by  an  asterisk  in  the 
 Schedule.  These  services  are  allowed  to  accept  multiples.  Please  refer  to  the  Mass 
 Media  Bureau  Fee  Filing  Guide  (dated  September  2000)  to  identify  these  services. 


 A  copy  of  all  of  the  guides  may  be  obtained  on  the  Internet  at  www.  fcc.  gov.  Once  you 
 have  located  the  webpage  then  click  on  "fees".  Copies  may  also  be  obtained  by  calling 
 Forms  Distribution  (202)  418-  3676,  toll  free  by  calling  1-  800-  418-  3676,  or  by  calling 
 FCC's  fax-  on-  demand  (202)  418-  0177  from  the  handset  of  a  fax  machine. 


 All  revenues  generated  by  Section  8  Application  Fees  are  deposited  in  the  General  Fund 
 of  the  United  States  Treasury. 


 For  additional  information  concerning  the  new  Schedule  of  Section  8  Application  Fees, 
 please  contact  Claudette  Pride  at  (202)  418-  1996. 


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