FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Extended Until September 16
The FCC today announced a brief extension, until the end of the day tomorrow, for the submission of annual regulatory fees. No explanation for the extension is provided. So you now have until 11:59 Eastern time tomorrow to get those fees submitted without facing late fees and penalties. The FCC Public Notice announcing the extension is here. Our previous post on these fees, setting out the procedures for filing and other details, is available here.
A possible explanation for the extension may be the fact that the server was down yesterday afternoon. In the past when the FCC server was down and you were unable to make a timely application, the FCC would say too bad; don't wait until the last minute!