FCC Annual Regulatory Fees Due Friday, September 20, 2013

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set the due date for payment of the Annual Regulatory Fee as Friday, September 20, 2013. All FCC Licensees, with some very limited exceptions, must pay this fee. Payments must be made by 11:59 PM on that day or be subject to a mandatory 25 percent late payment fee.

All Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers (ITSPs) and other FCC licensees must log into the Commission’s Fee Filer System in order to review their invoices. No paper bills will be sent. Further, effective October 1, 2013, the FCC will no longer accept paper checks for payment of the Annual Regulatory Fee.

The FCC is maintaining its Annual Regulatory Fee rates from 2012 for Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) Providers and ITSPs. CMRS Providers will be assessed $0.08 per user, and ITSPs will be assessed 0.00375 of each assessable dollar.

The FCC’s Fee Filer System can be found here. The Public Notice announcing the filing deadline can be found here. (DA 13-1797)

For more information, please contact Katherine Barker Marshall or any attorney in our Communications, Technology & Mobile Group.