TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration - How Do I . . .
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The Universal Licensing System (ULS) enables you to electronically file applications with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau via the Internet.  Use the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration function to register your Taxpayer Identification Number, self-assigned password, and (if applicable) current call signs and ASR numbers with the Universal Licensing System.  (ASR stands for Antenna Structure Registration.)   You do not have to hold an FCC license to register with the ULS.

Note:  Even if you already have FCC licenses, you must submit a one-time registration in order to use the Universal Licensing System for electronic filing.

The following is a list of commonly performed ULS registration processes.  Please select from the following topics:

Register with the Universal Licensing System
Update Registration Information
Update Call Sign/ASR Information
Upload Call Sign/ASR File
Print
Contact the FCC

Detailed descriptions of data entry fields can be found in the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help.

To exit Help: Click on the Close (X) button, located at the top right corner of the window.

Register with the Universal Licensing System

To file a first-time registration with the Universal Licensing System (ULS), follow the steps below.   Click on the Reset button at any time to clear the registration form.  Each data entry field is defined in TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help.

1. Start from the ULS Home screen.  This screen welcomes you to the Universal Licensing System.

To register, click on the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration button.

 
2. A screen will appear asking you if you would like to Register Now, Update Registration Information, or Update Call Sign/ASR Information.

Select Register Now and click on the Continue button.

 
3. A screen will appear asking you to register as a business entity or an individual.  You can only select one option.
  • Select Business Entity if you are registering as a business entity (such as a corporation, government agency, partnership, etc.).

          OR

  • Select Individual if you are registering as an individual

Then click on the Continue button.

 
4. The ULS Registration screen will appear.  To enter data into a field, click on the desired field or press the Tab key to move to the next field on the registration form.  Please refer to the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help screen help for definitions of the data entry fields on this screen.

First enter your 9-digit Taxpayer Identification Number (Social Security Number if you are an individual; Employer Identification Number if you are a business entity) into the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) field.

Note:  Omit punctuation (i.e., dashes) when entering your TIN.

An SGIN (Sub-Group Identification Number) is required if you share the TIN with other sub-groups or departments of the entity defined by the TIN (e.g., a governmental entity or academic institution). Enter up to three digits in the SGIN (Sub-Group Identification Number) field.   Enter zeroes (000) if you do not require an SGIN.  

Note: If you are registering as an individual, this field will not appear.

 
5. Enter your name:
  • If you are a business entity, enter your business name into the Entity Name field

          OR

  • If you are an individual, enter your name into the First Name, Middle Initial (optional), Last Name, and Suffix (optional) fields.

 
6. Enter your address into the P.O. Box and/or Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code fields.

 
7. Enter your telephone number into the Telephone field. 

Do not enter any punctuation (i.e., parentheses, dashes).  The registration form will automatically insert the appropriate punctuation after you move to the next entry field.

 
8. Enter your fax number into the Fax field, including area code.  This entry is optional.

 
9. Enter your Internet e-mail address into the E-Mail field.  This entry is optional.

 
10. If you are registering as a business entity, you must provide Contact Information.  Please proceed to Step 11.

If you are registering as an individual, you are not required to provide Contact Information.  If you want to enter a contact other than yourself (e.g., attorney, engineer), please proceed to Step 11.   If you do not want to enter a contact other than yourself, skip to Step 16.

 
11. Enter the contact's business name into the Contact Entity Name field (optional).  Then enter the contact's name into the First Name, Middle Initial (optional), Last Name, and Suffix (optional) fields.

 
12. If the contact's address is different than the licensee address entered above, enter the contact's address into the P.O. Box and/or Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code fields.

 
13. Enter the contact's telephone number into the Telephone field. 

Do not enter any punctuation (i.e., parentheses, dashes).  The registration form will automatically insert the appropriate punctuation after you move to the next entry field.

 
14. Enter the contact's fax number into the Fax field, including area code.  This entry is optional.

 
15. Enter the contact's Internet e-mail address into the E-Mail field.  This entry is optional.

 
16. Enter a password of at least 5 characters into the New Password field.  This password will be used in conjunction with the Taxpayer Identification Number when accessing the Universal Licensing System.

Basic guidelines for selecting your self-assigned password:

  • Specify a password that you will be able to remember easily.  For security purposes, avoid selecting an obvious password that someone else could easily guess, such as spouse's name, child's name, etc.
  • Your password must be at least 5 characters but no more than 30 characters.
  • You may use letters, numbers, or symbols in your password.
  • Memorize your password.

Note:  Passwords are case sensitive.  For example, if you specify "station" (lowercase) as your password, you must always enter "station" in lowercase during ULS login.  "Station" or "STATION" will not be accepted.

 
17. Re-enter your password in the Verify Password field.  This entry must be exactly the same as the password entered in the New Password field.

 
18. Enter a word (of your choice) into the Corporate Identifier field (if a business entity) or Personal Identifier field (if an individual). 

Note:  If you forget your password, contact the FCC Technical Support Group at 1-202-414-1250.   The FCC staff will ask for your Corporate/Personal Identifier to verify your identity before resetting your password.

 
19. At this point, take the time to verify that all registration information has been entered correctly.  Make any modifications, if necessary.

Click on the Submit button.

 
20. A screen will appear asking you to register your call signs and/or ASR numbers with the ULS.  What you do next depends on whether you want to enter call signs or ASR numbers:
  • If you are entering 100 call signs or less and want to enter your call signs manually, click on the Enter Call Signs button.  Proceed to Step 21.
  • If you are entering more than 100 call signs or want to upload a file containing your call signs, click on Upload Call Sign File to upload a file containing your call signs.  Refer to Upload Call Sign/ASR File help for step-by-step procedures.
  • If you are entering 100 ASR numbers or less and want to enter these numbers manually, click on the Enter ASR button.  Proceed to Step 21.
  • If you are entering more than 100 ASR numbers or want to upload a file containing these numbers, click on Upload ASR File to upload a file containing your ASR numbers.  Refer to Upload Call Sign/ASR File help for step-by-step procedures.

 
21. Clicking the Enter Call Signs or Enter ASR button produces a screen that provides 100 fields for entering call signs or ASR numbers.

Type each of your call signs or ASR numbers in one of the fields provided.   When you have finished, click on the Submit button.

 
22. A confirmation screen will appear, indicating the TIN, Password, and Personal Identifier or Corporate Identifier.   This screen will also indicate the date and time of your registration.

We recommend that you print this screen and store the information in a secure location.   Please refer to Print help for printing procedures.

  Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help

Update Registration Information

To update your registration information, follow the steps below.  Click on the Reset button at any time to redisplay your previous entries.

1. Start from the ULS Home screen.  This screen welcomes you to the Universal Licensing System.

To modify your existing registration, click on the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration button.

 
2. A screen will appear asking you if you would like to Register Now, Update Registration Information, or Update Call Sign/ASR Information.

Select Update Registration Information and click on the Continue button.

 
3. A screen will appear asking you to enter your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Password.

Enter your 9-digit Taxpayer Identification Number (or Social Security Number if you are an individual) into the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) field.  Do not enter punctuation (i.e., dashes) when entering your TIN.   Then enter your password into the Password field and click on the Continue button.

Note:  If you receive an Error message stating, "TIN and Password combination is not registered with the FCC", click on the Return button and re-enter TIN and password.

 
4. A screen will appear displaying your current registration information. 

Make the desired updates to your registration information.  To enter data into a field, click on the desired field or press the Tab key to move to the next field the registration form.  You must delete the existing data before entering your new data.  Please refer to the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help screen help for definitions of the data entry fields on this screen.

When you are finished updating your registration data, click on the Save button.

 
5. After you click on the Save button, a confirmation screen will appear, indicating the TIN, Password, and Personal Identifier or Corporate Identifier.   This screen will also indicate the date and time of your modification.

If you modified your TIN, password, or personal/corporate identifier, we recommend that you print this screen and store the information in a secure location.   Please refer to Print help for printing procedures.

   Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help

Update Call Sign/ASR Information

To update your existing call sign/ASR information, follow the steps below.  Click on the Reset button at any time to redisplay your previous entries.

1. Start from the ULS Home screen.  This screen welcomes you to the Universal Licensing System.

To update call sign/ASR information, click on the TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration button.

 
2. A screen will appear asking you if you would like to Register Now, Update Registration Information, or Update Call Sign/ASR Information.

Select Update Registration Information and click on the Continue button.

 
3. A screen will appear asking you to enter your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Password.

Enter your 9-digit Taxpayer Identification Number (or Social Security Number if you are an individual) into the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) field.  Do not enter punctuation (i.e., dashes) when entering your TIN.  Then enter your password into the Password field and click on the Continue button.

Note:  If you receive an Error message stating, "TIN and Password combination is not registered with the FCC", click on the Return button and re-enter TIN and password.

 
4. A screen will appear asking you to register your current call signs or ASR numbers. 

To review your currently registered call signs or ASR numbers, click on the View Call Signs or View ASR button.

  • If you want to update your call signs or ASR numbers manually, click on the Enter Call Signs or Enter ASR button and proceed to Step 5.

          OR

  • If you are uploading a file containing your call signs or ASR numbers, click on Upload Call Sign File or Upload ASR File.  Refer to Upload Call Sign/ASR File help for step-by-step procedures.

Note:  Once the Upload Call Sign File method has been used to register call signs, the Enter Call Signs button will no longer be available. Similarly, once the Upload ASR File method has been used to register ASR numbers, the Enter ASR button will no longer be available.

 
5. After you have clicked on the Enter Call Signs or Enter ASR button, a screen will appear presenting 100 fields for entering call signs or ASR numbers, pre-populated with your existing call sign/ASR entries.

Add, modify, and delete your call signs/ASR numbers as necessary.  When you have finished modifying these entries, click on the Submit button.

 
6. After you click on the Submit button, a confirmation screen will appear, indicating the TIN, Password, and Personal Identifier or Corporate Identifier.   This screen will also indicate the date and time of your modification.

  Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help

Upload Call Sign/ASR File

If you are a licensee holding more than 100 call signs or ASR numbers, you must upload a file containing your call signs or ASR numbers.  First, format your call sign/ASR file according to the File Format specifications below, then follow the Upload Procedure to submit your call sign file to the Universal Licensing System.  Refer to Call Sign/ASR Information for more information.

File Format

To ensure a successful upload, your call sign/ASR file must be properly formatted.   Format your file according to the following specifications:

1. The file must be an ASCII text file with a file extension of .txt.

We recommend that you create your file in Notepad or other simple editor.  If you create a file in a word processing program, you must save the file in ASCII (DOS) Text format.  Otherwise, your file may contain formatting codes that the upload program will erroneously read as call sign information.

 
2. List only one call sign or ASR number per line. 

 
3. Insert a carriage return (press the Enter key) after the last call sign or ASR entry in your file.

 
4. Verify that your call sign/ASR information is correct and up-to-date, then save your file in ASCII (DOS) text format with a file extension of .txt.

 
5. Follow the Upload Procedure.

Upload Procedure

To upload call signs/ASR numbers to the system, follow the steps below:

1. If you have not done so, please verify that your file has been properly formatted.  Please refer to the File Format instructions for more information.

 
2. In order to upload your file, you must have the Call Sign/ASR screen active in your browser.  If this screen is not active, follow the Update Call Sign/ASR Information instructions for step-by-step instructions on how to access this screen before proceeding.

Click on the Upload Call Sign File or Upload ASR File button.

 
3. A screen will appear asking you to enter the full path and file name of your call sign file.
  • If you know the full path and file name of your upload file, type it into the File Name field. 

For example: C:\directory1\directory2\callsign.txt

          OR

  • Click on the Browse button to locate the file in your local file system.  A File Upload screen will appear asking you to indicate the location of your upload file.  Click on the down arrow in the Files of Type field and select Text (*.txt) from the drop-down menu.  Browse the contents of your file system to locate your upload file.  Highlight the name of the upload file and click on the Open button.  The full path and file name will appear in the File Name field.

 
4. Specify an upload option:
  • Select the Append option to add the call signs/ASR numbers in the file to the call signs/ASR numbers currently registered.
  • Select the Overwrite option to replace the call signs/ASR numbers currently registered with the call signs/ASR numbers in the file.

 
5. Click on the Submit button.

 
6. A screen will appear indicating the status of the file upload (i.e., successful, failed).

Click on the Continue button.

 
7. After you click on the Continue button, a confirmation screen will appear, indicating your TIN, Password, and Personal Identifier or Corporate Identifier. This screen will also indicate the date and time of your submission.

Updating Call Sign/ASR Information

Follow the File Format and Upload Procedure above when updating your call sign or ASR information.  Once you upload a call sign/ASR file, any future modifications to your call sign or ASR information must be performed using the Upload Call Sign File or Upload ASR File function.  The Enter Call Signs/ASR function for manually entering and modifying call signs or ASR numbers will no longer be available to you.

  Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help

Print

To print the active page, select the Print command from your web browser.  This command can be found in the File menu of most common web browsers.  If your web browser has a toolbar, you can also print the page by clicking on the Print button.

Please refer to your web browser Help facility for additional information.

  Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help

Contact the FCC

If you have any questions regarding the Universal Licensing System, please contact the FCC Technical Support Group at 1-202-414-1250.

If you are contacting the FCC due to a forgotten password, please be prepared to supply your Personal/Corporate Identifier.

  Help Topics | TIN/Call Sign/ASR Registration Help