The RLD system contains only delinquent debts. Delinquent means a claim or debt which has not been paid by the date specified by the agency unless other satisfactory payment arrangements have been made by that date, or, at any time thereafter, the debtor has failed to satisfy an obligation under a payment agreement or instrument with the agency, or pursuant to a Commission rule. For purposes of this subpart only, an installment payment under 47 CFR 1.2110(g) will not be considered delinquent until the expiration of all applicable grace periods and any other applicable periods under Commission rules to make the payment due. The following types of debts are examples of delinquent debts listed on the RLD system:
If your FRNs all share the same Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), you can query the Red Light Display system by your FRN to obtain a list of all FRNs sharing the same TIN. Once you have a list of the FRNs sharing your TIN, you can determine which FRN owes delinquent debt. The RLD displays a list of all FRNs that have the same TIN and, for each FRN, a list of delinquent debts owed to the Commission. The RLD system can be found at www.fcc.gov/redlight.
If you sent in a payment without including your FRN or other FCC identifier on the Form 159, we may not have credited your payment to the proper account. It is very important when you pay a bill that you include your FRN and the bill number (or related call sign or FCC identifier) on your Form 159 in the appropriate fields. Please fax or email (ARINQ...@fcc.gov) us a copy of your proof of payment together with this information and we will see that the payment is posted to the proper account. Fax the proof of payment to the Fee Filer Help Desk at fax number 202-418-2980.
Any permittee, licensee or other entity subject to a regulatory fee and claiming an exemption from a regulatory fee based upon status as set out at 47 C.F.R. 1.1162 (e.g., government entity, nonprofit entity, Special Emergency Radio and Public Safety Radio services, certain permittees and licensees of noncommercial educational broadcast stations, and certain entities providing instructional services) shall file with the Secretary of the Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 (Attn: Managing Director) written documentation establishing the basis for its exemption within sixty (60) days of its coming under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Commission or at the time its fee payment would otherwise be due, whichever is sooner, or at such other time as required by the Managing Director. Acceptable documentation may include, for example, Internal Revenue Service determination letters, state or government certifications or other documentation that non-profit status has been approved by a state or other governmental authority.
In order to ensure that we have your most current exempt status, provide your certification annually. This required annual submission of documentation will assist in our efforts to simplify this process. (See FAQ #5, above.)
To protect commercial records from unauthorized access, we restrict access to information in our public financial systems to individuals holding an FRN or their authorized representatives. Your client will have to provide you their FRN and password in order for you to obtain information regarding their account with the FCC.
If you have forgotten the password to your FRN, you may reset it by clicking the Forgot your FRN password? link under the FRN log in, or by going to You will be prompted to answer your Personal Security Question (PSQ) in order to reset your password. If you do not have a PSQ, or have forgotten the answer to your PSQ, you can click the link to Reset your PSQ, or go to =auls_personal_security_question to reset your PSQ. You may also contact the FCC Licensing Support Center at 1 (877) 480-3201, option 1, for assistance with resetting your FRN password; please have your TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) ready for verification purposes.
Your written refund request must include your FRN, the amount to be refunded, the documentation supporting the reason for a refund, a copy of your remittance advice (FCC Form 159), and/or a brief description of your application filing including the date of the filing and the method of payment.
Generally, if appropriate documentation satisfactory to establish the basis for the refund has been included, it takes approximately two (2) weeks for us to review and process your refund. In some cases, however, where additional review or information is required, the time may be longer.