other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 1996-03-12 · Effective 1996-04-11 · 61 FR 9945
Document
Document number
96-5822
Federal Register citation
61 FR 9945
CFR reference
47 CFR 25
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
1996-03-12
Effective date
1996-04-11
FCC docket
IB Docket No. 95-41
Abstract
The Commission is hereby adopting rules that eliminate the regulatory distinctions between U.S.-licensed domestic satellites and separate international satellite systems, resulting in uniform treatment of all U.S.-licensed geostationary fixed-satellites. Our action is in response to comments received in response to our Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding. Permitting U.S. operators to provide the widest range of service offerings technically feasible will allow them to use their satellites more efficiently and to provide innovative and customer-tailored services.