NEWS
                                                  August 8, 1996




FCC TO INCREASE PROCESSING FEES
           
                   The Federal Communication Commission has notified Congress of
upcoming increases to the processing fees it charges applicants, licensees
and permittees on September 12, 1996.  Consistent with Section 8(b), the
Commission transmitted to Congress a 90-day advance notification of the
fee adjustments on June 11, 1996.  If Congress interposes no objection to
the proposed increases within the 90-day period, the new fees will become
effective September 12, 1996.  These increases reflect changes in the cost-
of-living increases in the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U).

     The cost-of-living adjustments are made pursuant to Section 8(b) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended in the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1989.  The Act allows for adjustments to the fee
schedule every two years after October 1, 1991.

     Increases in the dollar amounts under the cost-of-living adjustments
apply to all fees based on the percentage change in the CPI-U from the
date of enactment of the legislation.  The new Schedule of Charges will
reflect the net change in the CPI-U of 21.5 percent, calculated from
December 1989 through September 1995 in accordance with the Section
1.1115 of Part 1 of the Commission's rules.

     All revenues generated by this fee collection program are deposited
in the general fund of the Treasury.

     For additional information on the Fee Collection Program, please
contact Regina Dorsey, Chief, Billings & Collections Branch or Claudette
Pride, Chief, Fee Section, at (202) 418-1995.  For general information,
please contact Martha Contee, Chief, Public Service Division, (202) 418-
0260 or our TTY Line (202) 418-2555.   


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