SB QST @ ARL $ARLB020 ARLB020 FCC Sets New Vanity Fee Start Date: August 6, 2004 ZCZC AG20 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 20 ARLB020 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 7, 2004 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB020 ARLB020 FCC Sets New Vanity Fee Start Date: August 6, 2004 The FCC has announced that the new Amateur Radio vanity call sign regulatory fee of $20.80 for the 10-year license term will go into effect August 6. Applicants for amateur vanity call signs will continue to pay the $16.30 fee per vanity call sign application received by FCC until the new fee goes into effect. The FCC says it expects to collect close to $162,000 from 7800 Amateur Radio vanity call sign applicants during Fiscal Year 2004. See the FCC's annual Report and Order (Docket MD 04-73) on the Web at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-146A1.doc for details on their assessment and collection of regulatory fees for FY2004. NNNN /EX