An “Administrative Update Division?” Why Not?

March 12, 2025

The private land mobile industry just loves solicitations from Federal Licensing, Inc. Their latest effort cluttering your mailbox concerns email addresses. To be clear, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have an “Administrative Update Division,” despite Federal Licensing’s almost laughable effort to induce you to think they do. For sure, Federal Licensing could have such a department, along with a variety of others they fantasize about to suit their phishing expeditions.

They are correct, however, on one thing. Back in June 2021 the FCC issued a Public Notice (DA 21-685) announcing that “all applicants, licensees, registrants, and interested parties must … provide an email address on all related FCC Forms.” Further, in the same Public Notice, the FCC stated that it “encourages all parties without a valid email address on file to submit an administrative update and/or application amendment to include a valid e-mail address, which can be obtained for free from many sources. Without a valid e-mail address, applicants, and licensees risk missing important correspondence from the Commission, including application return letters, license construction reminders, and license renewal reminders.”

This is sound advice from the FCC, and it is applicable to both Industrial/Business and Public Safety licensees. It is a very straightforward process to add an e-mail address to one’s license. Simply refer to the Public Notice for instruction, or better yet, ask EWA to assist. If you do not like the simple and free options including contacting EWA, you can pay Federal Licensing a $75 fee and they will do it for you.

Also, pay no attention to the violations and forfeitures that Federal Licensing threatens in this and other solicitations. The likelihood of receiving an FCC forfeiture for the violations listed by Federal Licensing is remote, extremely remote. For example, they note that “Unauthorized discontinuance of service” warrants a $5,000 fine? Really? While such a forfeiture is theoretically possible, there is zero track record of the Commission choosing to impose a fine should it discover that a licensee was no longer using a system. What’s next with these guys? A “License Modification Division?” A “Publication Division?” Oh, that’s right, they already have those!

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