These are the numbers of amateur licenses held by individuals on the
stated dates:

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 November 30, 2004:

Novice - 29,935 (decrease of 19,394)
Technician - 265,198 (increase of 59,804)
Technician Plus - 54,881 (decrease of 73,979)
General - 138,471 (increase of 25,794)
Advanced - 78,163 (decrease of 21,619)
Extra - 105,991 (increase of 27,253)

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,079 (decrease of 14,175)

Total all classes - 672,639 (decrease of 2153)

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