Billing

Billing and Payment of Fees

All interconnected stations are billed annually in October (start of the NPR fiscal year) for their D/I fee. Station invoices will contain a blended charge based on three months (October – December) at the current year’s rate plus nine months (January – September) at the rate for following the year. Stations joining the PRSS midway through the fiscal year are billed only after they have signed their Satellite Interconnection Agreement.

Payment of the D/I fee is due within 60 days of the date of invoice. Requests for alternative payment plans must be submitted to NPR Distribution’s Business & Fiscal Affairs department and, if approved, confirmed in writing. Late payments without prior clearance by NPR are subject to a penalty of 1.5% per month, cumulatively.

Hardship Policy

Occasionally, a station may find itself unable to pay its D/I fee due to temporary economic difficulty. Stations experiencing extreme financial hardship due to extraordinary circumstances may appeal to the D/I Committee for a deferral or up to a 50% waiver of the fee. Such a deferral or waiver will not be granted to a station more than once during any three-year period.

For further information, contact Business & Fiscal Affairs at 202.513.2618 or via email at prssbusiness@npr.org.