Technologie i telekomunikacja · 26.02.2004

Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses

The Commission affirms that its authority to auction licenses for Direct Broadcast Satellite service channels at orbit locations to which the United States is assigned by the International Telecommunication Union has not been altered by regulatory and statutory actions taken since DBS auctions were last held in 1996. The Commission also declines to impose eligibility restrictions on the three available DBS licenses to operate at the western orbit locations of 175[deg] W.L., 166[deg] W.L., and 157[deg] W.L. This action will enable the Commission to proceed expeditiously with the auction of these three DBS licenses.