2017 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 6 - Communications Satellite System
Subchapter VI - Communications Competition and Privatization
Part B - Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: Privatization Criteria
Sec. 763c - Space segment capacity of the GMDSS

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Citation 47 U.S.C. § 763c (2017)
Section Name §763c. Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 6 - COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER VI - COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION
Part B - Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: Privatization Criteria
Sec. 763c - Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
Contains section 763c
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 54
119 Stat. 377
Public Law References Public Law 87-624, Public Law 106-180, Public Law 109-34
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