These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

As of May 14, 2000:

Novice - 49,329
Technician - 205,394
Technician Plus - 128,860
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254

Total all classes - 674,792

As of September 15, 2004:

Novice - 30,349 (decrease of 18,980)
Technician - 263,613 (increase of 58,219)
Technician Plus - 56,802 (decrease of 72,058)
General - 138,738 (increase of 26,061)
Advanced - 78,765 (decrease of 21,017)
Extra - 105,727 (increase of 26,977)

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,415 (decrease of 13,839)

Total all classes - 673,994 (decrease of 798)

This is the first time a decrease in the total number of individual
licenses has been observed since the restructuring of April 15, 2000.

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