REGULATORY FEES  
FACT SHEETFederal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554 September 2009
WAIVERS, REDUCTIONS AND DEFERMENTS OF REGULATORY FEES
Licensees are solely responsible for accurately accounting for all licenses and for paying proper 
regulatory fees.  Any data omission, erroneous or incomplete data submission, or payment 
deficiency may result in a 25% late payment penalty, dismissal of pending actions, and/or 
revocation of any authorization.  The Commission will invoke any lawful authority possessed under 
the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 to collect fees due or outstanding against licensees 
failing to meet their regulatory fee payment obligations.
The Commission will consider requests for waivers, reductions or deferments of regulatory fees, 
but will grant such requests only upon a showing that they are in the public interest. To avoid a 
25% late-payment penalty if your request is denied, your fee must be paid by the due date using 
one of the methods described in the Payment Methods Fact Sheet.  Submitted fees will be 
returned if your request is granted.  Submit your regulatory fee payment by one of the methods 
described in the Payment Methods Fact Sheet, and send your request for waiver or reduction to 
this address:
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Managing Director
445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625
Washington, D.C.  20554
Attn: Regulatory Fee Waiver/Reduction Request
Requests for waivers or reductions that do not include the required fees or forms will be 
dismissed unless accompanied by a petition to defer payment due to financial hardship, 
supported by documentation of the financial hardship.  All petitions for deferments must be 
received by September 22, 2009 to avoid the 25% late-payment penalty.
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