Paying FCC Application Fees

tl;dr: A simple walkthrough to help figure out how to navigate paying FCC fees Before you start You need three things: An FCC Username account for CORES - an email address and password, not your FRN. Your FRN linked to that username account, because CORES only shows you fees for FRNs you’re associated with. A payment method - a checking or savings account for ACH, a credit or debit card, or a wire transfer. If you don’t have a username account, create one first with the FCC’s Create New Username instructions. Once it exists, link your FRN to it with Associating an Existing FRN to a Username Account. This page picks up after you’ve filed something. The fee is created by the application - a license renewal, a new license, a vanity request - and CORES is where you pay it. Step 1: Log in to CORES Go to apps.fcc.gov/cores and log in with your FCC Username and password. Your username is the email address associated with your FCC Username account. Your 10 digit FRN won’t work here - the FRN…