Forest Industries Telecommunications

Forest Industries Telecommunications

Fees

2024 FREQUENCY COORDINATION FEES”

(For FCC Fees see the fee filing guide here)

Non-Coordinated items

ITEM

Non-member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

Construction Notification

 

$75

Free (if app filed with FIT)
$60

Free (if app filed by FIT)

$67.50

FCC Password Reset

$50

Free

Free

FCC Form 601

$135

Free

$121.50

FCC Form 601 – PW

$225

$180

$202.50

Renewal / Per Call Sign

$150

$120

$135

FCC ASR Tower registration / FAA 7460

$300

$240

$270

Form 603 (License Transfer)

$325

$260

$292.50

FCC Waiver / Petition Assistance

$150

$120

$135

Reprocess Denied Application

$175

$140

$157.50

Extended Area (90.205)

$175

$140

$157.50

HAAT

Free

Free

Free

Admin Update

$125

Free

$125

Contour or terrain plots, per site/per channel

$125

$100

$112.50

800 MHz 44/22 dBu short spacing studies per site/per channel

$125

$100

$112.50

Upgrade fee added for station class FB8 

$125

$100

$112.50

Special Temporary Authorization (STA) 

$325

$260

$292.50

The fees below are for frequency coordination services.
Fees are assessed on a per-channel, per-pair or per-site basis. Only those FCC officially designated channel pairs qualify for the per-pair pricing. Member discounts assessed only on non-coordinated items. Bulk discounts available for larger projects. FIT fees DO NOT include FCC licensing or regulatory fees.

Coordination Service Items

ITEM

Fee

VHF/UHF Mobile pair – 5 watts or less (added to already in process application)

$85

Itinerant channel concurrent with other licensing activity

$50

UHF/VHF Simplex, base and/or mobile single area of operation

$160

UHF/VHF Repeater, mobiles, control, talk around a single area

$185

Same frequency or pair reused within 10 miles of primary/original (added to already in process application) 

$45

Same frequency or pair reused beyond 10 miles of primary/original (added to already in process application) 

$110

Add Temporary facilities on application, per line on form 601-H3 (added to already in process application) 

$45

800 MHz repeater system, per channel pair

$500

T-band stations, per site/per pair

$325


Bundled Services (Coordination bundled with other services)

Business Business Builder Package – $250 Bundled (Break down below)
Low power VHF or UHF channels to communicate between employees. Licensed and coordinated at a fixed location with a limited area of operation, i.e. 5 miles. Maximum Power 20 watts ERP.

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

Mobile only / low power bundle includes 5 channels

$200

$200

$200

App Prep

$25

Free

$12.50

Construction notice

$25

Free

$12.50


High Power Business Package – $350 Bundled (Break down below)
High power UHF or VHF channels to communicate over larger areas. Licensed and coordinated at a fixed location with an area of operation not to exceed 20 miles for UHF (450-470 MHz) and 25 miles for VHF (151-160 MHz). Base/repeater maximum power is 200 watts ERP. Higher elevation repeater sites and/or power may be restricted under 90.205.

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

High Power (Includes 2 repeater pairs)

$280

$280

$280

App Prep

$45

Free

$17.50

Construction notice

$25

Free

$17.50


Water/ Scada/Utility User – $375 Bundled (Break down below)
OPERATIONALLY FIXED CHANNELS for utilities, water municipalities, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, and others that need a single UHF/VHF channel for remote monitoring. Up to 3 fixed locations within a given geographic area (additional sites may be added at a charge of $45 per site).

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

3 locations or 3 channel system

$300

$300

$300

App Prep

$50

Free

$18.75

Construction notice

$25

Free

$18.75

 

GPS/RTK – $275 Bundled (Break down below)
TEMPORARY SITES for UHF Global Positioning Systems (GPS), engineering, land surveying, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), topo data collection and others. Limited to 35 watt base/rover operations. Emission designators are 11K2F1D, 11K2F2D, 8K60FXE

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

6 Temporary sites – 35-watt base/rover

$220

$220

$220

App Prep

$55

Free

$27.50

Construction notice

Not required

Not required

Not required

 

Synchronized Clock – $250 Bundled (Break down below)
Wireless time-synchronization for college campuses, K-12 schools, hospitals, medical centers, government facilities, commercial plants, and industrial facilities. Limited to 6 watts ERP, emission designators 11K2F1D, 11K2F2D, 11K2F3E. Each additional location is $45, each added frequency is $15. Limited to the table under CFR 47, 90.35, and 90.267 Group B.

ITEM

Non-member

Member Fee

Associate Fee

1 synchronized clock channel pair

$250

$250

$250

 

Talkie Tooter (Below 150 MHz) Bundled (Break down below)
Remote control radios designed for use in the logging industry. Talkie Tooter controls, yarders, sky carriages and others. Limited to 1 watt ERP, frequency range is 72-76 MHz, emission designators are 20K0F1D, 20K0F2D, 20K0F3E.

ITEM

Non-member

Member Fee

Associate Fee

Talkie tooter channel

$125

$125

$125

App Prep

$35

Free

$16.25

Construction notice

$15

Free

$16.25


Mobile Railcar Mover – $250 Bundled (Break down below)
Rail industry using remote control rail car movers, in-plant railcar switching operations, and others. Frequencies limited to FCC Group B, maximum power 2 watts ERP; emission designators are 11K2F1D, 11K2F2D, 11K2F3E.   .

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

Mobile only / low power bundle includes 5 channels

$200

$200

$200

App Prep

$25

Free

$12.50

Construction notice

$25

Free

$12.50


Application Services Not Requiring Coordination

Outdoors Package – $200
For Mobile businesses, guide services, and other qualifying applicants. 5 VHF channels, licensed on an itinerant basis statewide or nationwide if qualified. Applicants can request additional channels up to 8 with a letter of justification. VHF channels usually provide the best range in the outdoors. Maximum Power is 5 watts for portables, and 35 watts for mobiles.

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

App Bundle

$200

$160

$180


The Contractor Package – $200
For the contractor in need of multiple channels for a temporary job site, for a limited period of time. For maximum flexibility, the channels are licensed on a statewide or nationwide basis. Per FCC Rules, no stations will be authorized on these channels at a permanent location. Itinerant base or repeater stations are limited to 6 watts ERP and an antenna height no more than 20 feet above ground. All mobile/portable units are limited to 2 watts ERP. Five channels are limited to FCC “Group C” UHF low power channels in Section 90.267. 35-watt channels are available under 90.35. However, these are also limited to no more than 5 frequencies. Applicants can request additional channels with a letter of justification. (FIT charges $25 a state beyond the two that come with the package.)

ITEM

Non-Member Fee

Member Fee

Associate Fee

App Bundle

$200

$160

$180