FCC Denies Anchorage VEC's Waiver Request:

On January 24, the FCC issued an Order that denied a waiver request from the Anchorage VEC, one of 14 Volunteer Examiner Coordinators in the US. In its July 2011 Waiver Request, the Anchorage VEC asked the Commission to permit individuals who have previously held an Amateur Radio license grant issued by the Commission -- but which has expired and is beyond the two year grace period for renewal -- to receive credit for elements previously passed, and thus a new license grant, without additional examination. This Waiver Request was in addition to a Petition for Rulemaking filed in April 2011 that asked the FCC to give permanent credit to radio amateurs for examination elements they have successfully passed, effectively creating a license exam credit that would be valid throughout an amateur's lifetime, never expiring. The FCC noted that the denial of the Waiver Request was without prejudice to the Anchorage VEC's pending Petition for Rulemaking, meaning that this denial will have no impact on the pending Petition, and the FCC will still consider it. Read more here http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-denies-anchorage-vec-s-waiver-request.

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