FCC issued proposed regulatory fee schedule to collect $218.7 mil...
FCC issued proposed regulatory fee schedule to collect $218.7 million that Congress requires for FY 2002, 9.3% more than amount collected for FY 2001. Fees recover costs of FCC’s competition, enforcement, spectrum management and consumer information activities. Examples of…
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changes proposed by FCC: (1) Cable systems would pay 53 cents per subscriber, up from 49 cents. (2) Interstate telecom providers, 0.153 cents per revenue dollar, up from 0.132 cents. (3) CMRS (Commercial Mobile Radio Service) mobile providers, 24 cents per unit, down from 27 cents. (4) VHF commercial TV stations in top 10 markets, $47,050, up from $45,100. To calculate proposed fees, FCC increased revenue requirement of each category and then divided by number of units. If number of units has risen, it’s possible that new fees could be lower for some services. FCC asked for comments by April 23, replies by May 3. Proposed fee amounts will be published in Federal Register and will be available on FCC’s Web site at www.fcc.gov/fees/regfees/2002regfees.