LEGAL ALERT

Clients and Interested Parties:

The official FCC regulatory fee payment window for fiscal year 2005 opens August 23, 2005 and will close September 7, 2005.  All regulatory fees, along with FCC Form 159, are due no later than September 7, 2005.  In addition to authorized interstate and international carriers, other providers required to pay regulatory fees to the FCC include Commercial Mobile Radio Service licensees and Earth Station licensees.  With very few exceptions, any company that reported interstate and/or international revenue on its FCC Form 499A is subject to the regulatory fee obligation based on those reported revenues. 

Any payment received after 11:59 pm, September 7, 2005, will be subject to a statutorily required 25% late payment penalty.  In addition, nonpayment can potentially result in forfeitures and/or dismissal of FCC applications.

For more detailed information, click here to see the attached FCC News Release.

If you have any questions or would like assistance assessing your company's regulatory liability, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 

Jaclyn J. Murray, Legal Assistant  " firm@tkcrowe.com "