Attachment C

**Common Filing Operations for Amateur Licensees**

Amateur licensees may perform some standard functions in the Universal
Licensing System, such as the following:

-   Search the Amateur database for information about a license or
    application

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-   Renew their license

-   Change their address

-   Renew their license with an address change

-   Request a "vanity" cal1 sign.

To conduct a database search operation, you can go to the ULS page on
the Internet, [www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls](http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls/)

To do any of the remaining tasks, you must dial in as described in
Attachments A and B, then go to [wtbwww05.fcc.gov](../wtbwww05.fcc.gov).
\[Note: Internet access to these tasks is coming in late Spring 2000.\]
On this page, choose **Online Filing** and enter your information. On
the next screen, select your call sign and proceed as described in the
sections provided in this document.

[Searching the Amateur Database For a License or
Application]{.underline}

To query the Amateur database, which is now a part of the FCC\'s
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau\'s Universal Licensing System, go to
www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls and click the **License Search** or **Application
Search** button at the left (you may have to scroll down). On the next
screen, select *General* for the Search Type. The status of an
application is found under Application Search.

You may query by any of the fields on the next page. However, to limit
your search to Amateur licenses or applications, you should select
either *HA -- Amateur*, or *HV -- Vanity,* or both*,* in the Radio
Service Code menu.

If querying by Licensee Name, type the name you want, as in the
following examples:

Smith

Smith, Robert

Smith Jr

Smith Sr

Smith Jr, Robert

The system does not accept punctuation within a name, however. Thus, to
search for a name that is hyphenated (such as Smith-Jones) or includes
an apostrophe (such as O\'Brien), you should use the percent sign (%)
wildcard character. You could, for example, type **%Brien** in the
Licensee Name field. For McCormick or a similar name, please try
**%Cormick**. Within the database, names of this kind may be in several
formats, such as *O Brien* or *Obrien*. Using the wildcard character
will locate the name regardless of how it is stored in the database.

[Renewing a License]{.underline}

You can renew your license at any time within 90 days of the expiration
date for the license. To renew your license:

1.  Choose **Renewal Only** for the Purpose of Application.

2.  Click the Select for Renewal box for the appropriate call sign.

3.  Type the information at the bottom and click the **Continue**
    button.

# [Changing an Address]{.underline}

To change an address associated with a license:

1.  Choose **Administrative Update** for the Purpose of Application.

2.  Click the Select for Update box for the appropriate call sign.

3.  Type the information at the bottom and click the **Continue**
    button.

4.  On the next screen, make your address change and click **Continue**.

**Note**: Administrative Update may also be used to change your name,
phone, fax, and e-mail information, and there is no application fee
associated with Administrative Updates.

# [Renewing a License and Changing an Address]{.underline}

You can renew your license at any time within 90 days of the expiration
date for the license. There are two ways to renew your license and
change your address. You can either submit a renewal and address change
in one operation or you can perform these operations separately.

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# [Combined Renewal and Address Change Operation]{.underline}

To submit a renewal and address change in a single operation:

1.  Choose **Renewal/Modification** for the Purpose of Application. With
    this purpose you must ensure you are within 90 days of expiration or
    your application will be dismissed in the FCC's nightly processing.

2.  When the FCC 605 screen appears, answer questions 7 and 8 and then
    click the **Next Page** button.

3.  On the *Applicant* screen, make your address changes and then click
    **Next Page**.

4.  Fill out the information at the bottom of the *General Certification
    Statements* screen, then click **Next Page**.

5.  On the *Amateur Data* screen, choose **No** for the answer to
    question D1 at the top and then click the **Save** button.

6.  Click the **Submit** button.

# [Separate Renewal and Address Change Operations]{.underline}

Alternatively, you can renew your license and change your address by
doing the preceding two operations. That is, submit a change of address
using **Administrative Update**, then renew your license using **Renewal
Only**.

# [Requesting a Vanity Call Sign]{.underline}

To request a vanity call sign:

1.  Choose **Modification** for the Purpose of Application.

2.  When the FCC 605 screen appears, answer questions 7 and 8 and then
    click the **Next Page** button.

3.  On the *Applicant* screen, click **Next Page**.

4.  Fill out the information at the bottom of the *General Certification
    Statements* screen, then click **Next Page**.

5.  On the *Amateur Data* screen, choose **No** for the answer to
    question D1 at the top and then click the **Save** button.

6.  Click the appropriate button under Vanity Call Sign Change.

7.  Type the vanity call sign you want in data entry field 1 at the
    bottom. You should also type several alternative vanity call signs
    in the other data fields -- in your order of preference -- in case
    the one you want has already been assigned.

8.  Click the **Submit** button.