Fixed satellite service frequency allocations and orbit assignment procedures for commercial satellite systems

The international regulatory framework which resulted form the 1988 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Conference on Space Services (ORB-88) and its potential effect on the implementation of US satellite systems are discussed. The impact of several significant results of ORB-88 on the ability of the FCC to assign geostationary satellite orbital positions within the US and to secure international protection for these assignments is reviewed. A table of fixed satellite service frequency allocations in North, Central, and South America is given.<
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