FCC Regulatory Fees Are Due By September 22, 2009
The FCC has announced the due date for their Annual Regulatory Fees - September 22. We wrote about the amount of those fees here, and have just published an advisory summarizing some of the filing details. Our Davis Wright Tremaine Advisory on these fees is available here. Being even one day late with the payment of these fees can result in a penalty late fee of 25% of the amount due - a stiff penalty for being even a little late. So read the advisory, review the FCC's instructions in the notices that the Commission is now sending to broadcasters, and check out to the links that the FCC's website information that are available through the advisory - and then pay what you owe on time!
So were do AM to FM translators fall in the fee spectrum? Are they treated in the spirit of the law the same as non-fee exempt FM translators, i.e. $400? Since they do not officially exist until October 1 . . .