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47 U.S.C. §§ 763a–763c

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§763a. Specific criteria for INTELSAT

47 U.S.C. § 763a

In securing the privatizations required by section 763 of this title, the following additional criteria with respect to INTELSAT privatization shall be applied as licensing criteria for purposes of part A:
(1)
1 Technical coordination under intelsat agreements.— Technical coordination shall not be used to impair competition or competitors, and shall be conducted under International Telecommunication Union procedures and not under Article XIV(d) of the INTELSAT Agreement.

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  1. 1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Pub. L. 87–624, title VI, § 622, as added Pub. L. 106–180, § 3, Mar. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 53.)

§763c. Space segment capacity of the GMDSS

47 U.S.C. § 763c

The United States shall preserve the space segment capacity of the GMDSS. This section is not intended to alter the status that the GMDSS would otherwise have under United States laws and regulations of the International Telecommunication Union with respect to spectrum, orbital locations, or other operational parameters, or to be a barrier to competition for the provision of GMDSS services.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Pub. L. 87–624, title VI, § 624, as added Pub. L. 106–180, § 3, Mar. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 54; amended Pub. L. 109–34, § 3, July 12, 2005, 119 Stat. 377.)

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Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–34 amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to space segment capacity of the GMDSS for provisions relating to specific criteria for Inmarsat privatization.