If you are interested in obtaining a General Mobile Service or GMRS radio license, but have put it off because of the gradually rising fees, good news may be on the horizon. The FCC recently proposed to amend the schedule of application fees on many of the radio services. While this could mean huge hikes in fees for amateur radio license, it may also bring about a considerable reduction in license fees for the GMRS!
In this short excerpt from Episode 151 of The Two Way Radio Show Podcast, Danny, Anthony and Rick discuss the proposal to lower the GMRS license fee and why this could be great for the GMRS in the future.
For details on the proposal, read the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MD Docket No. 20-270.
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In case anyone was wondering like me, Roland from FCC says "We are waiting on the Wireless Bureau to let us know when the ULS System will be upgraded to accept the new fee rates. The last I heard was that the new fee rates will become effective sometime in January 2022. That is the only information I have, Tim."
As of today, April 19, 2021, the fee was still $70. I went ahead and paid it because I was unsure about when the fee reduction would take effect.
Glad to see the GMRS fee dropping, but it is sad to see how the government wants to further tax HAM Radio operators who volunteer so much of their time and money already towards the communities safety.