According to a news release from the United States Courts, PACER fees are increasing from $.08 to $.10 per page effective April 1, 2012. The increase is apparently needed to maintain and enhance the public access system, as well as "develop and implement the next generation of the judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system." PACER fees have been 8 cents since 2005, and the electronic system which provides public access is totally self-funded.