FCC Renewal Help

Renewing your amateur radio license can be a tedious task on the FCC website. Having just gone through the process and getting stuck, we got the following instructions emailed to us, which actually helped resolve the difficulties.

Amateur Renewal Filing Instructions

A renewal application can be filed no earlier than 90 days before the expiration date on the license.

If your license expires, you may apply for renewal of the license during a two-year grace period. The renewal application must be received by the FCC on or before the end of the two-year grace period. Until the license is renewed, no amateur operator or station operating privileges are conferred. Applications received after the end of the two-year grace period cannot be granted.

PLEASE NOTE: Per Public Notice FCC 20-126 , the FCC no longer mails license authorizations. You are required to provide an email address on your application, and a link to print your official copy of your license will be automatically emailed to you when the application has granted.

Go to https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp, enter your FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password and click the Submit button. Then, proceed to Step 2 below to begin filing the application.
If you do not know your FRN, you can search for it by clicking the "Check your licenses" link under the Submit button on the Log In page.
If you do not have an FRN, you can register for one by clicking the "Register with the FCC" link under the Submit button on the Log In page.

If you do not know the password:

Your Username Account password will be used with your FRN to login. If you do not have a Username Account set-up yet, instructions to do so can be found here -https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Register_New_Account.htm. You can use your FRN security question to complete the association of your Username and FRN. If you do not have or remember your security question, you can submit a request to update it here - https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/auls?id=auls_personal_security_question . Once that is processed, you can complete the association. Directions on that process can be found here - https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Associate_Username_to_FRN.htm .

Click the "Begin the renewal process" link in the center of the page. (If you are taken to the My Applications page after logging in, click the My Licenses link on the navigation menu on the left.)

On the Select Updates page, click the Continue button. You will be given an opportunity to update your information once inside the application.

On the Applicant Questions page, leave the fee exemption questions answers set to "No" and click the Continue button.
On the Licensee Information page, enter any updates to your name, mailing address, phone, fax or email address and click the Continue button.
Applicants are now required to answer the Basic Qualifications Felony Convictions Question. If this question has been previously answered it will be pre-filled. If the answer to Felony Question is "Y," attach as an exhibit a statement explaining the circumstances and a statement giving the reasons why the applicant believes that grant of the application would be in the public interest notwithstanding the actual or alleged misconduct. The exhibit is a document you prepare there is no special form. Please also include the address of the court, the sentence imposed, and if the sentence has been satisfied.

The “Yes” response will be publicly viewable in the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS), but the applicant may request that the exhibit be treated as confidential.[1] In order to seek confidential treatment, the applicant must include a separate request that the material not be made available for public inspection. The request must contain a statement of the reasons for the request and must identify the portion(s) of the exhibit for which confidential treatment is requested. It is not sufficient to simply mark a document as “Confidential.” If the applicant does not request confidential treatment, the exhibit may be publicly viewable in ULS.

[1] See 47 CFR § 0.459.

On the Summary page, review any updates that you made and click the Continue to Certify button.

On the Certification page, sign your application by typing your name in the boxes provided as it appears on your license.
NOTE:
◦ A suffix is a part of a personal name that generally appears at the end of the name, e. g., Junior (Jr) or Senior (Sr).
◦ Do not use punctuation with a suffix in ULS.
◦ The Title field is optional.

Click the Submit Application button.

ULS will calculate the fees. Fees for online filing MUST be received within 10 calendar days of the filing

Click the Continue For Payment Options button to choose the method of payment

FAQs - Filing a Renewal Application in the Universal Licensing System (ULS)

http://www.fcc.gov/help/renewing-license-universal-licensing-system-uls

CORES Payment Process – Individual Filers

Users need to login to the COmmission REgistration System (CORES) to pay fees.

Accessing CORES

Log into CORES at https://apps.fcc.gov/cores with your FCC Username and password (see Figure 1).

Filers can associate a registered username to an existing FCC Registration Number (FRN) via CORES. The payor FRN must be associated with the Username Account for the payment information to display.

To view step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish the association, please visit https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/html/Associate_Username_to_FRN.htm

The CORES main menu displays after users login with Username and Password, select “Manage Existing FRNs | FRN Financial | Bills and Fees”, (see Figure 2)

Figure 2: CORES Main Menu

Select, “FRN Financial” (see Figure 3)

Figure 3: Manage Existing FRNs Sub Menu

On the FRN Financial Dashboard, Click “View/Make Payments” (see Figure 4)

*Note: If you have multiple FRN’s associated to your Username, they will all be listed here.

Figure 4: FRN Financial

From FRN Financial, select the “Awaiting Payment Completion” tab (see Figure 5). To continue, click “Make Payment”

Figure 5: FRN Financial – Awaiting Payment Completion Tab

Once you select “Make Payment”, you’ll be taken to Payment Summary Screen: (see Figure 6). You will be given 4 options to make payment on the File Number(s) selected:

ACH (electronic debit) from a checking or savings account

Pay by Credit or Debit Card

Wire Transfer

Select the “Payer FRN” from the drop down box, and click “Continue” under the payment option you choose. Complete the payment.

If you have any further questions or need additional information, please submit a help request at https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/available-support-services or call the FCC Licensing Support Center at (877) 480-3201.

Sincerely,

FCC Licensing Support Center
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