Regulatory Agencies and Procedures
The regulation that covers satellite communication networks occurs on three levels: international, regional, and national. The interaction among the three regulatory levels is briefly discussed in this chapter.
The reader might query the purpose and need for international regulations. This emerges as the international community realizes that the radiofrequency spectrum and the geostationary satellite orbit are two finite natural resources available to humans. Each of these resources has the unique property of being conserved if it is used properly, and wasted if it is not used properly. To conserve the precious commodity, certain requirements need to be fulfilled:
1. The first ...
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