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ARLB008 FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses

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ARRL Bulletin 8  ARLB008
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  February 24, 2016
To all radio amateurs

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ARLB008 FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses

The FCC is seeking comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760 - available
on the web at, http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=60001333714 ) that
asks the FCC to grant lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK, of
Mesa, Arizona, filed his request with the FCC last November. He wants the FCC
to revise Part 97.25 of its rules to indicate that Amateur Radio licenses are
granted for the holder's lifetime, instead of for the current 10 year term.
Krotz noted that the General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) already is
issued on a lifetime basis, and he maintained that not having to renew licenses
would lighten the FCC's workload.

"It would be mutually beneficial for the FCC and Amateur Radio operators to
update Part 97 to grant operator licenses for lifetime, Krotz said in his
filing. "The FCC would benefit by reducing administrative costs."

In 2014 the FCC granted lifetime credit for examination elements 3 and 4, but
applicants seeking relicensing under that provision still must pass examination
element 2.

Individuals may submit comments
(http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/proceeding/view?name=RM-11760) via the FCC's
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).

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