Federal Register #MD Docket No. 26-94, FCC 26-59, FR ID 366139

FCC Finalizes Regulatory Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finalized its regulatory fee schedule for Fiscal Year 2026. - Total fees to be collected: $416,112,000, matching the FCC's annual salaries and expenses appropriation - Applies to regulated entities including broadcasters and commercial mobile radio service providers - Methodology: - Television broadcaster fees continue to use a population-based approach - Commercial mobile radio service provider fees use Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast (NRUF) data - Adjustments made to allocation of full-time equivalents (FTEs) among FCC bureaus to better reflect oversight and regulation - No OEMs or vendors are involved; this is a regulatory action, not a procurement - Key requirements: - Entities must adhere to the fee schedule and payment deadlines - Continued use of established assessment methodologies - No products or services are being procured

Description

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts its regulatory fee schedule to assess and collect regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2026. The rule finalizes the fee schedule amounting to $416,112,000, which corresponds to the Commission's FY 2026 salaries and expenses appropriation. The fees are to be paid by September 24, 2026. The document includes reallocations of full-time equivalents (FTEs) among bureaus to reflect the oversight and regulation of fee payors and maintains existing methodologies for calculating fees for broadcasters and mobile service providers.

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