Non-U.S.-Licensed Satellites Providing Domestic and International Service in the United States
type: GovernmentService
description: In this final rule, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts a new standard for foreign participation in the U.S. satellite services market consistent with the United States' obligations under the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement. The common sense rules and procedures we establish will provide opportunities for foreign entities to deliver satellite services in this country. The liberalized market conditions that will result from the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement will allow U.S. companies to enter previously closed foreign markets. These joint initiatives will benefit U.S. consumers by increasing the availability of various satellite services, providing more alternatives, reducing prices, and facilitating technological innovation. This new environment will encourage a more competitive satellite market in the United States, as well as spur development of broader, more global satellite systems. It will also foster greater opportunity for communications across national boundaries by making it easier for consumers worldwide to gain access to people, places, information, and ideas.
date published: 1997-12-04
provider: Federal Communications Commission
citation: DigitalDocument
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/04/97-31800/non-us-licensed-satellites-providing-domestic-and-international-service-in-the-united-states
source organization: US Federal Register
publisher: AI Analytics

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property ID: Federal Register Document Number
value: 97-31800

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property ID: Federal Register Citation
value: 62 FR 64167

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property ID: CFR Reference
value: 47 CFR 25

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property ID: FCC Docket
value: IB Docket No. 96-111

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