SES Use On Vessels
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on procedures to govern use of satellite earth stations on board vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-4200 MHz bands and the 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz bands. Comments on the proposal should be submitted by February 23, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg. 3056 (Source: HK Law)
MTN Comments on International Telecommunication Union Decision
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), of Miramar, Florida, the leading provider of satellite-based communications, networking and other services to the cruise and offshore oil and gas industries, today said it welcomes the decision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), adopted at the recently completed World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, Switzerland (WRC-03), to establish a permanent regulatory regime for the licensing and use of satellite earth stations on board moving vessels (ESVs). MTN has been the driving force for ESVs within the ITU for more than seven years. With intensive technical study, MTN has been able to successfully demonstrate that even though ESVs are mobile in nature…