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GeezerVison is showing fccid.io — FCC ID Application Statistics

FCC application pulse

Nearly five decades of FCC ID activity

Explore application volume by year or week, then compare the shape of the record with federal shutdown periods. The markers provide context—not proof that a shutdown caused a change.

Database current through November 12, 2026.

Applications dated636,665Unique application records with a valid final action date.
Busiest year202546,473 applications.
Busiest week3,005Week of Nov 17, 2025.
Typical week804Median weekly count across the latest five years.
Shutdown markers13Furlough-producing episodes in the imported timeline.

What is counted: One row per FCC ID application, grouped by the FCC record's final action date. This is not the date an applicant first submitted paperwork.

View yearly data table
YearApplicationsChange
19801—
198131+3000.0%
19825,299+16993.5%
19836,662+25.7%
19844,629-30.5%
19854,221-8.8%
19865,568+31.9%
19875,302-4.8%
19884,566-13.9%
19894,094-10.3%
19904,343+6.1%
19915,854+34.8%
19926,497+11.0%
19936,168-5.1%
19946,532+5.9%
19956,119-6.3%
19966,153+0.6%
19974,607-25.1%
19984,040-12.3%
19993,265-19.2%
20003,449+5.6%
20013,876+12.4%
20024,785+23.5%
20035,741+20.0%
20046,950+21.1%
20057,831+12.7%
20068,461+8.0%
20079,361+10.6%
200810,575+13.0%
200911,054+4.5%
201011,767+6.5%
201113,601+15.6%
201215,930+17.1%
201317,590+10.4%
201421,133+20.1%
201523,007+8.9%
201624,645+7.1%
201725,544+3.6%
201826,533+3.9%
201927,876+5.1%
202027,979+0.4%
202132,188+15.0%
202239,643+23.2%
202333,970-14.3%
202443,354+27.6%
202546,473+7.2%
202639,398-15.2%
NationwidePartial governmentAgency-only
View the latest 12 weeks
Week beginningApplications
Nov 9, 2026502
Nov 2, 2026789
Oct 26, 2026963
Oct 19, 2026951
Oct 12, 20261,017
Oct 5, 2026562
Sep 28, 2026690
Sep 21, 2026899
Sep 14, 20261,085
Sep 7, 20261,052
Aug 31, 2026829
Aug 24, 2026995
PeriodDurationScopeAgencies affectedSource
FTC shutdown
May 1, 1980
1 day Agency-only Federal Trade Commission Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
November 1981 shutdown
Nov 23, 1981
1 day Nationwide All executive agencies; Legislative Branch excluded Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
October 1984 shutdown
Oct 4, 1984
1 day Partial Several federal agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
October 1986 shutdown
Oct 17, 1986
1 day Nationwide All federal agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
October 1990 shutdown
Oct 6, 1990–Oct 8, 1990
3 days Nationwide All federal agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
November 1995 shutdown
Nov 14, 1995–Nov 19, 1995
6 days Partial Several federal departments and agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
1995–1996 shutdown
Dec 16, 1995–Jan 6, 1996
21 days Partial Several federal departments and agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
October 2013 shutdown
Oct 1, 2013–Oct 16, 2013
16 days Nationwide All federal departments and agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
January 2018 shutdown
Jan 20, 2018–Jan 22, 2018
3 days Nationwide All federal departments and agencies Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
2018–2019 shutdown
Dec 22, 2018–Jan 25, 2019
35 days Partial Departments and agencies without enacted FY2019 appropriations, including the FCC Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources
2025 shutdown
Oct 1, 2025–Nov 12, 2025
43 days Nationwide All federal departments and agencies H.R. 5371 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
January–February 2026 shutdown
Jan 31, 2026–Feb 3, 2026
4 days Partial Several departments and independent agencies; some departments were already funded H.R. 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
2026 DHS shutdown
Feb 14, 2026–Apr 30, 2026
76 days Agency-only Department of Homeland Security only H.R. 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

Method and provenance

Shutdown terminology follows the U.S. Government Accountability Office's guidance on lapses in appropriations. Historic episode selection follows the Congressional Research Service's Past Government Shutdowns: Key Resources.

The 2025–2026 end dates are tied to the enacted funding measures linked in the table. A marker identifies a federal shutdown window; it does not mean the FCC was closed for that entire interval.

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