I don’t care about paying a fee. I was surprised there wasn’t one when the license was first obtained. I just wanna renew the darn license without spending an entire day on the computer!
(But I don’t see how the FCC profits from people going to concierge services to renew.)
After 2 days of trying to renew I gave up like everyone else and was forced to use a pay service to renew.
In addition I honestly believe they’re trying to discourage individuals from renewing their ham radio licenses. There is no reason on Earth this should be so difficult or convoluted. I find it outrageous.