Active Alerts

CORES Paper Mail Disruption
Effective: March 25, 2020
System: Commission Registration System (CORES)

Due to the ongoing health crisis, the FCC will temporarily discontinue its practice of mailing letters to CORES account holders to memorialize the following actions:

  • Registration Confirmation
  • Password Notification
  • Password Reset
  • Password Security Question Reset
  • Registration Update

We apologize for the inconvenience. We will resume this service when the FCC returns to full work capacity.

ULS Query Download
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

ULS Query Download is experiencing issues related to the link provided in the Your Query Download Results Are Ready email, that enable users to access the requested data. Until the issue is resolved, it is recommended to periodically check the link provided throughout the day until the data can be downloaded. If the emailed link fails to resolve to the correct address within a day, please create an E-Support ticket at http://esupport.fcc.gov/licensing.htm and provide your contact information as well as the link that was provided in the email.

ASR Query Download
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

ASR Query Download is experiencing issues related to the link provided in the Your Query Download Results Are Ready email, that enable users to access the requested data. Until the issue is resolved, it is recommended to periodically check the link provided throughout the day until the data can be downloaded. If the emailed link fails to resolve to the correct address within a day, please create an E-Support ticket at http://esupport.fcc.gov/licensing.htm and provide your contact information as well as the link that was provided in the email.

ULS and ASR Query Download
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

ULS and ASR Query Download are experiencing issues related to the link provided in the Your Query Download Results Are Ready email, that enable users to access the requested data. Until the issue is resolved, it is recommended to periodically check the link provided throughout the day until the data can be downloaded. If the emailed link fails to resolve to the correct address within a day, please create an E-Support ticket at http://esupport.fcc.gov/licensing.htm and provide your contact information as well as the link that was provided in the email.

Report & Order FCC 20-184 – Amendment of Application Fees
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

Report & Order FCC 20-184 – Amendment of Application Fees - On December 29, 2020 the Commission released a Report and Order in MD Docket 20-270 “Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules”.  The fee changes outlined in this order will not take effect until the requisite notice has been provided to Congress, the FCC’s information technology systems and internal procedures have been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of such rules. Please continue to use the current Wireless Telecommunications Fee Guide for fees related to applications filed in ULS.

Authorization Downloads using Chrome Browser
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

The FCC is currently experiencing an issue with downloading authorizations using the browser Chrome.  To print your authorization, please follow the instructions using the browser Firefox at this time.

Active Warnings

Daily Transaction Files Delayed
Effective: January 13, 2021
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

The Daily Transaction Files for the ULS databases were not created. We are working on the problem and expect the files to be available later today.

Active Notices

ULS Confidential Filings
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

Consistent with Public Notice DA 20-361 released on March 31, 2020, all requests for confidential treatment associated with ULS filings may continue to be filed electronically in ULS (using attachment type “confidential”).

Public access file changes on Oct 1, 2020
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

Additional positions added to Header, Application Detail, Buildout, Buildout Frequency, and Buildout Location record types. Please review the public access documentation and latest update information.

NEW PAGE: Instructions on Printing Official License in ULS
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

New Instructions Page for downloading your granted ULS Authorization.

Special Temporary Authority and Waiver Request Filing Guide
System: Universal Licensing System (ULS)

Compilation of instructions for special temporary authority and waiver requests.