FCC License update

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The FCC has changed some rules regarding licensing, here is an exert of the email they sent out. The link will take you to the full description and explanation.

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ARLB012 FCC Okays Changes to Amateur Radio Exam Credit, Test
Administration, Emission Type Rules

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ARRL Bulletin 12 ARLB012
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 11, 2014
To all radio amateurs

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ARLB012 FCC Okays Changes to Amateur Radio Exam Credit, Test
Administration, Emission Type Rules

In a wide-ranging Report and Order (R&O) released June 9 that takes
various proceedings into consideration, the FCC has revised the
Amateur Service Part 97 rules to grant credit for written
examination elements 3 (General) and 4 (Amateur Extra) to holders of
"expired licenses that required passage of those elements." The FCC
will require former licensees - those falling outside the 2-year
grace period - to pass Element 2 (Technician) in order to be
relicensed, however. The Commission declined to give examination
credit to the holder of an expired Certificate of Successful
Completion of Examination (CSCE) or to extend its validity to the
holder's lifetime.

The Report and Order may be found on the web in PDF format at,
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Release ... 4-74A1.pdf