PRSS® Fees
The D/I fee for Fiscal Year 2010, which begins October 1, 2009, is $7,100. Discounts, however, are available for stations new to the PRSS® and for those with limited financial resources.
The D/I fee for Fiscal Year 2010 for Internet access stations that take file-based content via the Internet is $3,550.
Participating Stations pay the full D/I fee and share full financial responsibility for the satellite system; they are entitled to vote on system governance issues and are the collective beneficiaries of the Public Radio Satellite Interconnection System Charitable Trust.
Public radio stations with less than $225,000 annual income are eligible for interconnection as Contributing Stations. A station that qualifies for contributing status may choose to pay a reduced D/I fee based on a pro-rated formula, while giving up certain benefits of full Participating Station status. The minimum fee, regardless of the formula, is $500.
Examples of D/I Fees For Contributing Stations*
| Income |
Fee |
| $50,000 |
$1,578 |
| $75,000 |
$2,367 |
| $100,000 |
$3,156 |
| $125,000 |
$3,944 |
| $150,000 |
$4,733 |
| $175,000 |
$5,522 |
| $200,000 |
$6,311 |
* Calculated using the FY 2010 D/I fee of $7,100.
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Examples of D/I Fees for Internet Access Stations*
Income
| Fee | $50,000
| $789 | | $75,000 | $1183 | | $100,000 | $1578 | | $125,000 | $1972 | | $150,000 | $2367 | | $175,000 | $2671 | | $200,000 | $3156 |
*Calculated using the FY2010 Internet Access fee of $3550 |
Please note that Contributing Stations forego the following benefits of full Participating status:
- Voting in interconnection system affairs, except in the ballot to confirm non-Board members of the D/I Committee
- Being a beneficiary under the Public Radio Satellite Interconnection System Charitable Trust
- Receiving any reimbursements given to stations from revenue-generated dividends.
- Both Participating and Contributing Stations that become interconnected for the first time receive a 50% discount on their first year's D/I fee (12 months from date of interconnection), and a 25% discount on their second year's fee. The full fee will apply in all subsequent years.
For further information on the D/I fee, contact Customer Development at 202.513.2618 or via email at prssbusiness@npr.org. | 
