The FCC has not begun to collect the fee, and timing is still unknown.

Dave K3ZJ

From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of "Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD)" <n2rj@arrl.org>
Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11:57 AM
To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org>
Subject: [arrl-odv:33386] $35 fee update?

One of my division's clubs (SMARA) put out an email regarding the $35 fee. They claimed that one of their VE candidates received a return letter from the FCC saying they need to pay $35 to have their license processed.

Is there anything official regarding the FCC's start date for collecting this fee?

Or is this just misinformation and hearsay?

Thanks

Ria

N2RJ