FCC Registration Numbers (FRN) Required

[BoxCar]

ARLB014 FCC Auto-Registration Feature for Exam Applicants to be

Discontinued

 

Auto-registration in the FCC Commission Registration System (CORES)

amateur radio exam for candidates using a Social Security number

will be discontinued on May 20, 2021. Applicants must use an FCC

Registration Number (FRN) for all license transactions with the FCC.

Examinees must register in CORES and receive an FRN before exam day.

Starting on May 20, electronic batch filed applications that do not

include a candidate's FRN will be rejected. The Social

Security/Licensee ID Field will be disabled.

 

The CORES website can be accessed at:

 

https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do .

[tweiss3]

I thought this was a done deal a long time ago. All the testing locations here require the FRN only.

[n4gix]

I thought this was a done deal a long time ago. All the testing locations here require the FRN only.

FRN has been preferred for several years, but the use of SSN was still allowed up until the cutoff date May 20, 2021.