Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
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Law
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USC 47
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Telecommunications
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COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM
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COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION
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Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: Privatization Criteria
- Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
§763c. Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
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.
(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
.)
Editorial Notes
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.
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