Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73not60
§763c Space Segment Capacity of the Gmdss
Title 47 › Chapter 6— COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM › Subchapter VI— COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION › Part B— Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: Privatization Criteria › § 763c
Summary
The United States must keep GMDSS space capacity and not change its U.S./ITU status on spectrum, orbit, or operations, nor block competition.
Full Legal Text
Title 47, §763c
Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
47 U.S.C. § 763c
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60