International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2211 ... H.R. 11209 ... May 8, 1978 |
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Page 106 - Such final report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission together with its recommendations for such legislation as it deems appropriate.
Page 47 - Council may, on a case-by-case basis, permit access to the INMARSAT space segment by earth stations located on structures operating in the marine environment other than ships, if and as long as the operation of such earth stations will not significantly affect the provision of service to ships.
Page 105 - The Commission shall determine the operational arrangements under which the corporation shall interconnect its satellite earth terminal station facilities and services with United States domestic common carriers and international common carriers, other than any common carrier, system, or other entity in which the corporation has any ownership interest, and private communications systems when authorized pursuant to subsection...
Page 46 - The INMARSAT space segment shall be open for use by ships of all nations on conditions, to be determined by the Council. In determining such conditions, the Council shall not discriminate among ships on the basis of nationality.
Page 82 - Electronics Officer.) (b) Radio Officers and/or Radio Electronics Officers shall not be required to perform any duties other than those required for the operation and maintenance and repair of the vessel's licensed radio station and other equipment and devices as outlined in Sections 2, 3 and 22(a) except in an emergency involving the safety of life and/or property. Emergency shall be defined to mean a bonafide distress situation. Radio Officers and/or Radio Electronics Officers may also be required...
Page 71 - Inmarsat was defined originally to: "make provision for the space segment necessary for improving maritime communications, thereby assisting in improving distress and safety of life at sea communications, efficiency and management of ships, maritime public correspondence services and radio determination capabilities.
Page 92 - ... Instead, we have a situation where there is an artificial restraint upon the terrestrial carriers. They cannot ordinarily be licensed to provide the essential space segment of the international satellite circuits and thus compete with ComSat on equal terms, but must rely on ComSat which was created to provide these facilities to them. Sound policy indicates that, absent a statutory requirement to the contrary, that they should not be required to depend solely on ComSat for satellite circuits...
Page 71 - INTELSAT shall have as its prime objective the provision, on a commercial basis, of the space segment required for international public telecommunications services of high quality and reliability to be available on a non-discriminatory basis to all areas of the world.
Page 46 - Ship' means a vessel of any type operating in the marine environment. It includes inter alia hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and platforms not permanently moored. (g) 'Property' means anything that can be the subject of a right of ownership, including contractual rights.
Page 109 - I am an employee of the Panama Canal Company, and have worked on the Canal Zone for almost 15 years. PREPARED STATEMENT Due to the late hour, Mr. Chairman, I would like, with your permission, to submit my prepared statement for the record and just highlight the main points. Senator HOLLAND. All right ; fine. Your full statement will be put into the record and you can proceed to highlight the points you think are peculiarly important.