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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  03-  2557  Released:  July  30,  2003 
 Regulatory  Fees  Due  September  24,  2003  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  announced  today  that  Fiscal  Year  (FY)  2003 
 regulatory  fee  payments  are  due  by  September  24,  2003  from  the  over  2,200  companies  in  47  regulated  categories  --  such  as  television,  radio,  cable,  wireless  telephone,  interstate  telephone, 
 satellite,  paging/  messaging,  and  microwave  --  who  are  required  to  pay  fees  by  47  U.  S.  C.  159  (Public  Law  103-  66).  Cumulatively,  Congress  requires  the  Commission  to  collect 
 $269,000,000  in  regulatory  fees  for  FY  2003.  These  fees  are  collected  to  recover  the  regulatory  costs  associated  with  the  Commission’s  enforcement,  policy  and  rulemaking,  user  information, 
 and  international  activities. 
 WHAT  DO  I  OWE? 
 Regulatees  pay  differing  fees  dependent  on  a  variety  of  factors  such  as  number  of  subscribers,  number  of  assigned  telephone  numbers,  and  revenue.  Currently,  regulatees  must  calculate  the 


 fees  they  owe  based  on  these  varying  factors.  In  the  future  we  hope  to  make  the  process  simpler  by  sending  all  organizations  a  simple  postcard  with  the  amount  owed. 


 To  find  out  what  your  organization  owes  for  FY  2003  Regulatory  Fees  –  refer  to  the  industry-appropriate  What  I  Owe  Fact  Sheet. 
 PAYMENT  PROCESS 
 Regulatory  fee  payments  are  due  September  24,  2003.  Payments  may  be  made  to  Mellon  Bank  at  any  time  through  September  24,  2003.  Payments  received  after  11:  59  PM  on  September  24, 


 2003  will  be  assessed  a  25%  late  payment  penalty. 
 All  payments  MUST  be  accompanied  by  a  FCC  Registration  Number  (FRN).  After  completing  Form  159  you  can  make  payment  by  check,  credit  card,  electronic  transfer,  or  wire  transfer. 


 Checks  must  be  mailed,  along  with  Form  159  to: 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  Regulatory  Fees 


 P.  O.  Box  358835  Pittsburgh,  PA  15251-  5835 
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 REGULATORY  FEE  EXEMPTIONS 
 WHAT  YOU  OWE  -  INTERSTATE  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  SERVICE  PROVIDERS 
 WHAT  YOU  OWE  -  CABLE  TELEVISION  SYSTEMS 
 WHAT  YOU  OWE  -  MEDIA  SERVICES  LICENSEES 
 WHAT  YOU  OWE  -  COMMERCIAL  WIRELESS  SERVICES 
 WHAT  YOU  OWE  -  INTERNATIONAL  AND  SATELLITE  SERVICES  LICENSEES 


 ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION 
 Those  who  do  not  have  Internet  access  can  obtain  FCC  forms  by  calling  (800)  418-  FORM  (3676),  or  (202)  418-  3676.  Public  Notices  and  Fact  Sheets  can  be  ordered  by  calling  (888)  225- 


 5322.  Materials  can  also  be  obtained  by  writing  to:  Federal  Communications  Commission,  ATTN:  Consumer  Information  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.,  20554. 


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