Licenses expire for a number of reasons. Users may request new licenses for upgraded equipment or other license changes. Companies may go out of business, or abandon their frequencies for new ones elsewhere. And yes, some companies may just ignore any FCC license renewal mail they get and continue to use their frequencies illegally. Those renegades.
Anyway, this is a list of expired licenses in the county, compiled using recent FCC license information. If you couldn't find your user in the current license lists, try here - you never know.
| 151.68500 | WPAZ803 | IG | Artesia Water Dept. | Artesia | expired | 11/5/2002 | |
| 456.95000 | WGK366 | IG | BJ Services Co. USA | Artesia | expired | 11/14/2001 | |
| 464.40000 | 469.40000 | WPTH511 | IG | Caprock Communications | Carlsbad | cancelled | 8/5/2002 |
| 464.40000 | 469.40000 | WPTM520 | IG | Caprock Communications | Carlsbad | cancelled | 8/5/2002 |
| 151.77500 | KBG551 | IG | Carlsbad Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning | Carlsbad | expired | 1/27/2002 | |
| 854.98750 | 809.98750 | WNVA772 | YP | Carlsbad, City of | Carlsbad | expired | 1/10/2001 |
| 855.23750 | 810.23750 | WNVA772 | YP | Carlsbad, City of | Carlsbad | expired | 1/10/2001 |
| 855.48750 | 810.48750 | WNVA772 | YP | Carlsbad, City of | Carlsbad | expired | 1/10/2001 |
| 151.80500 | WPKS697 | IG | Devon Energy Corp. Nevada | Artesia | terminated | 1/22/2002 | |
| 155.49000 | KNDK586 | IG | Eddy County Sheriff's Office | Carlsbad | expired | 8/19/2002 | |
| 464.22500 | 469.22500 | WNBJ776 | IG | Gilbert's Lease Services Inc. | Carlsbad | expired | 12/4/2000 |
| 154.07000 | WNVD915 | PW | Happy Valley VFD | Carlsbad | expired | 1/7/2001 | |
| 75.54000 | WPOY334 | IG | Key Energy Services Eastern New Mexico | Carlsbad | terminated | 11/4/2002 | |
| 154.49000 | 159.57000 | WPOY334 | IG | Key Energy Services Eastern New Mexico | Carlsbad | terminated | 11/4/2002 |
| 157.56000 | KEP858 | IG | Kyle Electric Inc. | Artesia | expired | 6/9/2002 | |
| 460.87500 | 465.87500 | WNXI598 | IG | Nextel Communications | Carlsbad | cancelled | 9/10/2001 |
| 461.72500 | 466.72500 | WNWV588 | IG | Nextel Communications | Carlsbad | cancelled | 9/10/2001 |
| 462.10000 | 467.10000 | WPLT498 | IG | Nextel License Holdings 4 Inc. | Carlsbad | cancelled | 5/4/2002 |
| 451.12500 | 456.12500 | WPLV226 | IG | Norton Drilling Co. | Carlsbad | terminated | 11/19/2002 |
| 451.37500 | 456.37500 | WPLV369 | IG | Norton Drilling Co. | Carlsbad | terminated | 11/19/2002 |
| 154.14500 | WPMC481 | PW | Otis Fire District | Otis | expired | 5/29/2003 | |
| 33.38000 | KQV543 | IG | Phillips Communications Inc. | Artesia | cancelled | 3/4/2002 | |
| 463.72500 | 468.72500 | KNIC969 | IG | Pride Petroleum Services Inc. | Carlsbad | expired | 11/2/2000 |
| 154.16000 | WPMC490 | PW | Queen Fire District | Queen | expired | 5/29/2003 | |
| 151.62500 | KA91841 | IG | Rohrer, Thomas | Carlsbad | expired | 5/27/2002 | |
| 463.47500 | 468.47500 | KNAL930 | IG | Southeast Ready Mix Inc. | Carlsbad | expired | 4/16/2002 |
| 49.56000 | KRU314 | IG | Western Ag Minerals Co. | Carlsbad | expired | 1/28/2001 | |
| 152.93000 | KFU747 | IG | Western Ag Minerals Co. | Carlsbad | expired | 1/28/2001 | |
| 154.49000 | KB75743 | IG | Western Ag Minerals Co. | Carlsbad | expired | 2/4/2001 |