Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2026

from multiple sources and, in all cases, the Commission compared FY 2026 estimates with actual FY 2025 payment units to ensure that its revised estimates were reasonable. Where appropriate, the Commission adjusted and/or rounded its final estimates to take into consideration the fact that certain variables that impact on the number of payment units cannot yet be estimated with sufficient accuracy. These include an unknown number of waivers and/or exemptions that may occur in FY 2026 and the fact that, in many services, the number of actual licensees or station operators fluctuates over time due to economic, technical, or other reasons. When the Commission notes, for example, that its estimated FY 2026 payment units are based on FY 2025 actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that the Commission's FY 2026 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2025. The Commission has either rounded the FY 2026 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Based on Wireless Telecommunications Marine (Ship & Coast), Aviation Bureau (WTB) information as well as (Aircraft & Ground), Domestic prior year payment information. Public Fixed. Estimat