All ULS Filings Must Be Electronic, Starting in 6 Months, FCC Orders
FCC members OK'd a change proposed by Chairman Ajit Pai a year ago (see 1909060030) transitioning universal licensing system (ULS) filings from paper to electronic. The change got broad support from industry (see 1911150057). “We received a limited number of…
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comments, the vast majority of which supported the Commission’s efforts,” said Thursday's order. The change includes all radio services authorized in parts 13, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 30, 74, 80, 87, 90, 95, 96, 97 and 101 of commission rules and is effective in six months. “We finalize our transition to electronic interactions for licenses in the Wireless Radio Services -- a transition that began more than two decades ago,” the order said: “We decrease the costs for consumers and the Commission, enhance transparency of and access to data, significantly improve administrative efficiency, and save a substantial amount of paper annually.”