Authority to impose and collect these charges is contained in section 8 of the Communications Act, as amended by sections 102 and 103 of title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-141, 132 Stat. 1084), 47 U.S.C. 158 , which directs the Commission to assess and collect application fees to recover the costs of the Commission to process applications.
47 C.F.R. §1.1101