PLANNING FOR THE BROADCASTING-SATELLITE SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ABSTRACT The 1983 Regional Administrative Radio Conference (RARC-83) for Region 2 is the next in a series of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) meetings which will shape the Broadcasting-Satellite Service (BSS) in the western hemisphere. This paper provides insight into some opportunities and associated problems presented by BSS in the United States, and mechanisms by which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is integrating advice from the private sector into its planning for RARC-83. Eight proposals, to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service in the 12.2 – 12.7 GHz band, were accepted for filing by the FCC in October 1981, and provide important inputs to the RARC-83 preparations.
The Impact of WARC-79 on the Broadcasting-Satellite Service
The World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1979 (WARC-79) decided many of the international issues facing the Broadcasting-Satellite service (BSS) and adopted Resolutions and Recommendations dealing with most of the others. This paper identifies the BSS issues codisidered at WARC-79, describes the actions taken during the Conference, indicates the current status of subsequent WARC-mandated activities involving the BSS, and assesses the potential impact of the WARC on future BSS systems. by the authors and were integrated by the Editors.
Regional strategies for the minerals industries of the states of the SADCC
The SADCC has been in existence for eleven years but little progress has been made in regional coordination of the minerals sector even though this sector is the most important exporter of the region. There is however scope for minerals development at the regional level.