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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  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  04-  2035  July  8,  2004 
 FCC  ANNOUNCES  INCREASE  IN  APPLICATION  FEES 
 Effective  August  10,  2004,  application  fees  for  licensees  and  permittees  will  increase  to  reflect  the  change  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  amount  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  7  percent,  calculated  from  October  2001  (the  last  adjustment)  through  October  2003  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  August  2004)  for  the  total  fee  that  is  due  for  these  specific  services. 


 In  addition,  in  accordance  with  the  Debt  Collection  Improvement  Act  (DCIA),  the  Commission  will  begin  withholding  action  on  applications  and  other  requests  for  benefits  upon  discovery  that  the  entity  applying 
 for  or  seeking  benefits  is  delinquent  in  its  non-  tax  debts  owed  to  the  Commission,  and  dismiss  such  applications  or  requests  if  the  delinquent  debt  is  not  resolved.  Our  application  fee  rules  have  been 
 amended  to  state  that  we  will  withhold  action  on  applications  or  other  requests  for  benefits  by  delinquent  debtors  and  ultimately  dismiss  those  applications  or  other  requests  if  payment  of  the  delinquent  debt  is 
 not  made  or  satisfactory  arrangements  for  payment  are  not  made.  Those  rule  amendments  are  effective  October  1,  2004. 


 A  copy  of  all  fee  filing  guides  for  each  of  the  Bureaus/  Offices  who  have  feeable  services  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  at  (202)  418-  3676,  toll  free  by  calling  1-  800-  418-  3676,  or  by  calling  Commission’s  fax-  on-  demand  at  (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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