Billing

Billing and Payment of Fees

All interconnected stations are billed once annually for the D/I fee. Bills are sent out at the beginning of NPR's fiscal year, to all stations interconnected at that time. Stations joining the satellite system 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 Distribution Business Affairs 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 Affairs at 202.513.2618 or via email at prssbusiness@npr.org.