White paper on new international satellite systems

Background information regarding the President's determination is reported and provides information on important regulatory and other parallel measures which are desirable to ensure that the Executive branch's fundamental policy goal, an efficient and responsive international communications environment, is achieved. The major communications and information policy issues raised by the applications before the FCC are discussed. Commercial, trade, and legal matters, and also major U.S. foreign policy interests and concerns are addressed. The report, however, consolidated much of the extensive analysis that was undertaken by the Executive branch and sets for the requirements applicable to any system that FCC may eventually authorize.