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07/12/2016 | FCC Amateur Radio Application Processing Problem Continues
A computer programming problem affecting the FCC’s ability to accept and process automated, batch-filed Amateur Radio applications since late June still has not been fully resolved.
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07/07/2016 | FCC Investigating Amateur Radio, Commercial Application Processing Glitch
The FCC information technology staff is continuing to look into why the Universal Licensing System (ULS) Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system has stopped processing at least some — and perhaps all — Amateur Radio exam session files and applications.
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11/24/2015 | FCC License and Examination File Processing System Getting Back on Track
The FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system, which has had problems processing VEC license and examination session files since Friday, November 13, is expected to be caught up this week.
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11/17/2015 | FCC Universal Licensing System Not Processing License and Examination Files
Friday the 13th struck the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system. It has not processed any VEC license and examination session files since early that day.
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10/18/2013 | FCC Ends Shutdown, Adjusts Deadlines, Gets Back to Business as Usual
The FCC is again open for business but has adjusted some filing deadlines.
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10/14/2013 | Exam Session Paperwork Pipeline Filling Up at ARRL VEC
Paperwork from Amateur Radio exam sessions remains on hold as the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week.
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01/15/2013 | 2012 Marks All-Time High for Amateur Radio Licenses
As 2012 came to a close, ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, had a good reason to cheer: The number of radio amateurs in the US reached an all-time high of almost 710,000.
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06/27/2012 | Notes from the ARRL VEC Desk
The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) is one of 14 VECs in the US that coordinate the efforts of Volunteer Examiners (VEs) who administer Amateur Radio operator license examinations. More than 11,000 active ARRL VEs throughout the country give bac
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