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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  02-  3315 
 December  2,  2002 


 Effective  Date  of 
 Schedule  of  Charges  for  Application  Fees 


 This  Public  Notice  is  to  remind  the  public  that  beginning  December  5,  2002,  the  Commission  will  begin  collecting  the  increased  application  fees  adopted  in  the  July  2002  Application  Fee 
 Order.  All  applications  submitted  on  or  after  that  date  will  be  required  to  tender  the  new  application  fees. 


 The  increase  in  application  fees  reflects  changes  in  the  Consumer  Price  Index  as  mandated  by  section  8(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  158(  b). 
 The  FY  2002  Fee  Filing  Guides,  including  the  new  application  fees,  may  be  reviewed  on  the  Commission’s  website  at  <www.  fcc.  gov/  fees/  appfees.  html>. 
 If  you  have  any  questions,  please  contact  Claudette  Pride,  Chief,  Revenue  &  Receivables  Operations  Group  at  202-  418-  1995. 


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