February 28, 2007 by kb3ljm.

ARRL Western Washington Section Manager Ed Bruette, N7NVP, is seeking support from his section’s members for a bill that would exempt Amateur Radio repeater owners from having to pay a substantial excise tax based on the commercial value of the repeater’s site. Bruette says the problem arose from a new interpretation of the Washington tax code by the state’s Department of Revenue that includes repeater site leaseholds.

Full story: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/02/27/101/?nc=1

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February 28, 2007 by kb3ljm.

The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has announced modified hours for Universal Licensing System (ULS) Customer Support Hotline. Online customer support remains available 24/7 on the FCC Web site. The ULS includes the Amateur Radio Service licensee database. Effective March 5, customers will be able to reach the FCC ULS Customer Support Hotline Monday through Friday (excepting federal holidays) from 8 AM until 6 PM Eastern Time. Among other things, ULS Customer Support is a resource for those with technical concerns or with questions about which application purpose is appropriate for a particular filing, the information a particular ULS form or schedule requests and FCC Registration Number (FRN) password issues. Contact ULS Customer Support at (877) 480-3201, option 2 (toll-free); (888) 225-5322, option 2 (toll-free) or (717) 338-2888. TTY service is available at (717) 338-2824.Full Story: http://www.arrl.org/?artid=7242

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