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| 02.01.2012 |
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Regulatory Uncertainty: A Major Factor in Conflict Areas
Post-conflict governments in war-torn areas often make it a priority to rebuild their telecommunications networks. This is because it is difficult to advance other rebuilding efforts, such as restoring order and supporting humanitarian initiatives, without...
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| 01.01.2012 |
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Telecommunications Services and the WTO
Global telecommunications services generate $1.5 trillion per year representing an economic force to be reckoned with; and the World Trade Organization (WTO) is at the center of it. The various principles and agreements made under the WTO have contributed to...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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If a Satellite Falls, Who is Responsible for Damages?
Fallen defunct satellites seem to be in fashion these days, including NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that impacted earth late September. While much was speculated about the potential landing location, little was said...
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| 11.01.2011 |
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Privacy Issues for U.S. Companies Expanding to Europe
The European Data Protection Directive (Directive) prohibits transfers of personal data to non-European Union (EU) nations. While the EU and the United States share the same goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the EU and the United States...
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| 10.01.2011 |
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Sending Personal Data Outside the European Economic Area
The technological developments of recent decades have moved companies into an information-based era. Because of this, personal data represents a new type of raw material for their services and, at the same time, cross-border data transfers have become the...
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| 09.01.2011 |
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FCC License Assignment Options
Following last month’s discussion on spectrum leasing, this month’s topic focuses on license assignment options. The spectrum lease license holder keeps title to the license, but allows others to use the spectrum for a limited time. By contrast...
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| 08.01.2011 |
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FCC Spectrum Leasing
There are financial ramifications for buying a larger house than needed; such as proportionally larger maintenance, tax and insurance bills. However, one way to lessen the financial sting is to rent a room or two; or even the entire property. Holders of...
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| 07.01.2011 |
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FCC Dispute Resolution
We all would like to believe that customers will be delighted with our telecommunications services and that there will never be disagreements between telecommunications partners. But in reality, there will always be dissatisfied customers no matter what...
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| 06.01.2011 |
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C-Band Small Aperture Terminals (CSAT)
We all are familiar with the VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network, which encompasses a hub and multiple, identical remote stations. VSAT licenses in Ku-band have been used for a long time and provide what is popularly called “blanket...
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| 05.01.2011 |
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Mobile Satellite Service and 911 Calls
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) carriers that provide interconnected, two-way voice services must be fully equipped to handle 911 emergency calls. This means that providers must establish call centers to receive satellite phone emergency calls and then forward...
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| 04.01.2011 |
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Looking for Capacity Options in Extended Ku-Band Segment
When prime real estate is too expensive or unavailable, the natural tendency is to look for reasonable alternatives. This same dynamic applies to space segment in satellite communications. Ku-band is divided into two major spectrum segments: conventional and...
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| 03.01.2011 |
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Wiretapping and Telecom
Government eavesdropping on private communications is as old as government itself. Telecommunications providers are but an instrument for government wiretapping. As blunt as this may sound and regardless of whether this practice is justified, this is the...
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| 02.01.2011 |
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FCC Auctions
“Do I hear $3 billion for 20MHz? Going once, going twice …” As amusing as it might be to imagine a bunch of stressed telecom CEOs judiciously raising their hands in a crowded auction room, in point of fact, the U.S. Federal Communications...
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| 01.01.2011 |
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Equipment Authorizations
Equipment authorization, also known as “homologation,” is critically important to any manufacturer or importer wishing to market telecom equipment in the United States. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for...
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| 12.01.2010 |
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Has Ka-Band Come of Age?
What comes to mind when you think of Ka-band? Maybe it is miniature dishes, broader bandwidth blocks or affordable Internet broadband. Perhaps the term has a negative connotation — as in intense rain fade. Whatever your view, commercial Ka-band...
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| 11.01.2010 |
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Telecom Regulations in Mexico
There have been important developments in Mexico but not the kind you would expect to hear on the evening news. Mexico has kept step with a telecom liberalization plan 15 years in the making. Although not perfect, the results of telecom reform are reflected...
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| 10.01.2010 |
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A Maritime Regulatory Strategy
In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines as part of a maritime regulatory strategy to operate ESVs around the...
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| 09.01.2010 |
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FCC Jurisdiction for Maritime Communications
If a maritime vessel is in no-man’s land, does that equate to being in no-rules land? With regards to satellite maritime communications, it may appear so, but it’s not quite the case. The improvement and commercialization of sub-meter stabilized...
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| 08.01.2010 |
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FCC Responds to Comcast
Where there is a will there is a way… or a “third way” in U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lingo. In its June 17 open meeting, the FCC released a Notice of Inquiry in order to re-examine the regulatory classification of...
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| 07.01.2010 |
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What is Telecommunications?
What is telecommunications? Most people will point to the Greek prefix tele, meaning “distance,” and say that telecommunications is “communications at a distance.” Dictionaries define telecommunications as the science and technology of...
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