Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall not have the authority to assign by competitive bidding orbital locations or spectrum used for the provision of international or global satellite communications services. The President shall oppose in the International Telecommunication Union and in other bilateral and multilateral fora any assignment by competitive bidding of orbital locations or spectrum used for the provision of such services.
47 U.S.C. § 765f
- Commission
- the term "Commission" means the Federal Communications Commission.1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.2 So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
- telecommunication
- the term "telecommunication" means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.1