Subj : FCC Batch Filing System Unavailable
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Thu Aug 28 2025 17:40:43

 08/28/2025 

As of Monday morning, August 25, 2025, the FCC's Electronic Batch Filing (EBF)
system-used by all VEC organizations to file exam sessions, individual
applications, and club license applications-is not processing submissions.ÿ

This outage means that applications for new and upgraded licenses, as well as
individual and club filings, are not currently being processed or issued.ÿ

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ARRL VEC[1] alerted FCC staff, who are working to resolve the problem. While
the system briefly processed a small number of Monday's submissions on
Wednesday, it has since gone down again. Thousands of applications remain
pending on the FCC side.ÿ

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ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, reported that the FCC has not provided an
estimate on when the system will be restored.ÿ

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Please check back for updates on the FCC outage as more information becomes
available.

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[1] https://www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners

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