FCC INFORMATION AND PHONE NUMBERS

Here are some useful addresses, phone numbers, and web URLs for the Federal Communications Commission:

To file a Form 605 for renewal, change of address, etc., mail it to:

Federal Communications Commission
1270 Fairfield Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245

To file a Form 605 with Schedule D to request a "vanity" callsign, mail it (along with the required $16.30 fee and form 159 to accompany the fee) to:

Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Bureau Applications
PO Box 358130
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5130

To submit the $16.30 filing fee for a vanity callsign along with form 159, after the application has been submitted electronically, mail it to:

Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Bureau ELT
PO Box 358994
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5994

To file petitions for rulemaking or comments on rulemaking proceedings, mail to:

Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554

To inquire about the state of an Amateur Radio application, or to find out what callsigns are currently being issued, call:

(888) 225-5322 (CALL-FCC)

To request that a Form 605 be mailed to you, call the FCC Forms Distribution Center:

(800) 418-3676

To request a form be FAXed to you, call the "FCC Fax-On-Demand" service at:

(202) 418-0177

FCC Web Addresses:

Home Page:

www.fcc.gov

Amateur Radio Page:

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/

To search the FCC database, register your social security number and choose a password, or file an application for renewal, address change, duplicate license, or assignment of a vanity callsign, use the Universal Licensing System (ULS):

http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/

To get information about obtaining a “Vanity” callsign:

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/callsigns/vanity/index.html

To get the RF exposure rules, OET Bulletin 65, and Supplement B (which applies specifically to amateur radio):

http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/oet/info/documents/bulletins/#65

To get printable copies of Form 605, Form 159 and related forms:

http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html