Fcc Form 159-W - Interstate Telephone Service Provider Worksheet (Page 3 of 8) in pdf

Your Regulatory Fee Obligation and FCC Form 499-A

This Fact Sheet provides information for ITSPs providers to help them prepare and pay their ITSP

regulatory fees. As in FY 2010, ITSP providers in FY 2011 will not receive a pre-completed

regulatory fee bill (FCC Form 159-B) in the mail from the Commission. An ITSP regulatory fee bill

will be created, but this bill will be available for viewing only by accessing Fee Filer. ITSP providers

are also required to make regulatory fee payments for all other fee categories. The ITSP bill that will

be accessible in Fee Filer is based on information that was provided on FCC Form 499-A, which was

due on April 1, 2011, and includes updates processed through July 27, 2011.

MANDATORY USE OF FEE FILER

For FY 2011, the use of the online system (Fee Filer) for payment of regulatory fees has not changed

from the process used in FY 2010: licensees and regulatees must first enter the Commission’s Fee

Filer system with a valid FRN and password, and follow the online prompts to generate a Form 159-

E voucher to be submitted with the appropriate regulatory fee payment to the designated entity, U.S.

Bank. Only Form 159-E vouchers generated from Fee Filer will be permitted to be submitted with

regulatory fee payments to U.S. Bank. Instructions on the use and submission of Form 159-E

payments are available on the Commission’s website at the

industry-appropriate section under the

Please note

heading, Who Owes Fees & What is My Fee FY2011 ( ).

that the use of the online Fee Filer system is mandatory, and filers are reminded that hardcopy/paper

bills will no longer be mailed by the FCC. However, these bills are available for viewing in the

Regulatory Fee link of Fee Filer. For additional information, please contact the Financial Operations

Help Desk at 877-480-3201, Option 4.

There are many benefits to licensees and regulatees in using the Commission’s Fee Filer system: 1)

expeditious submission of payment; 2) no postage or courier costs (when paid electronically through

Fee Filer); 3) fewer errors caused by illegible handwriting or payments submitted without an FRN

number or the appropriate data attributes (e.g., payers will avoid receiving delinquency notices

because of payment submission errors); 4) improved recordkeeping and payment reconciliation; 5)

reduced administrative burden on both licensees and regulatees on Commission staff in processing

regulatory fee payments; 6) less expensive than a wire transfer; and 7) a reduced burden of preparing,

mailing, and storing paper documents.

To Begin the Process:

To begin the process of filing your FY 2011 ITSP regulatory fee, please access the FCC’s Fee Filer web

application located at:

You may incorporate within a single payment your ITSP fee and any other regulatory fee that you owe.

If you log in with the FRN associated with your ITSP regulatory fee, you will be automatically presented

with a pre-completed worksheet resembling a Form 159-W. Adjustments or corrections may be made

electronically to this pre-completed worksheet, if necessary.

Payment methods for electronic filings:

· Online Credit Card via Fee Filer

· Online ACH Debit from Bank Account, via Fee Filer

· Check, money order, or credit card payment (mailed with a Fee Filer-produced Remittance

Voucher Form 159-E)

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