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by: ARRL de WD1CKS - Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:23 UTC

04/22/2022

The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) reports that the FCC Universal
Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF[1]) system has been down
since midday Tuesday, April 19, 2022, which is the day the FCC application
fees[2] became effective for amateur radio.

On Wednesday, in a notice to all VECs[3], the FCC asked them to refrain from
submitting any session or application files while they work to resolve the
issue.

ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, said the FCC did not estimate how long the
system would be down. Some applications were processed through the system
before the FCC notice was released to the VECs.

Applicants should expect delays with license and application processing.

ARRL VEC will provide an update when the FCC communicates that the filing
system is back online.

[1] https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/systems-utilities/uls-electronic-batch-filing
[2] http://www.arrl.org/fcc-application-fee
[3] https://www.fcc.gov/volunteer-examiner-coordinators-vecs

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