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ARLB015 Vanity call extension sought
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ARRL Bulletin 15  ARLB015
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 28, 1994
To all radio amateurs

The ARRL has requested an extension of the comment deadline on an
FCC proposal to establish a ''vanity'' call sign system.

The FCC's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, in PR Docket 93-305, was
released December 29, 1993, with a comment deadline of March 7,
1994.

The League immediately published the NPRM, in its entirety, in
February 1994 QST, asking members to make their views on the matter
known to their elected representatives.

In its request for an extension of time for comments, until April
21, 1994, the ARRL said that because the matter of issuing preferred
call signs involves a ''scarce resource,'' the maintaining of fairness
in the program must be addressed.

The League also said that the March 7 comment deadline simply did
not allow enough time for ARRL members to express their views on the
proposal and for the ARRL board to then formulate a position.
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