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I believe they call it is following this law [1] that requires them to do so, which was passed by the House and Senate in 2018 and signed by President Trump. S
by tzs 3y ago
I believe they call it is following this law [1] that requires them to do so, which was passed by the House and Senate in 2018 and signed by President Trump.
Search for "section 8 of the communications" to find the place within the bill text where it requires the FCC to start charging such fees.
[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1625 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1625
- Crunchified 3y agoI’m not ignorant of why this happened, although a bit bitter nonetheless. I can only hope that the FCC can respond by becoming more of an enforcer and more mindful that we hams (about a million of us, iirc) are now paying for their services.