While the strictly legal and technical arguments of the equatorial countries did not appear convincing, it is instructive to look at their underlying motivations which prompted the equatorial countries to put forth their claims. Such motivations reflected economic aspirations couched in terms of fundamental justice, equity and fairness as revealed by a brief sampling of the following statements: ITU solutions are impracticable and unfair and would considerably increase the exploitation costs of the geostationary orbit especially for developing countries which do not have equal technological and financial resources as compared to industrialized countries who enjoy an apparent monopoly in the exploitation and use of geostationary orbit; Both the geostationary orbit and the frequencies have been used in a way that does not allow equitable access of the developing countries that do not have the technical and financial means that the great powers have; The ultimate justification for the Declaration is directed "towards rendering tangible benefits to their respective people and for the universal community"; The application of the 1967 Treaty did not reflect the spirit of its drafters; Outer space had been beneficial only to a few countries instead of to all countries; A more just international order could not be achieved if the use of outer space was left only to a few countries; The issue of the geostationary orbit should be resolved in accordance with the aims of the New International Economic Order; The geostationary orbit must be used in priority for the benefit of the developing countries in order to help to narrow the gap between the developing countries and the industrialized countries on an equitable basis
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