10. According to D.J. Withers saturation could be delayed for a long period if various practices and principles of system design and use were internationally agreed upon and applied. See D.J. Withers, Effective Utilization of the Geostationary Orbit for Satellite Communication, 64 Proc. Inst. Electrical & Electronics Engineers 308 (1977) . 11. International Telecommunication Convention of Oct. 25, 1973, Malaga-Torremolinos, Art. 33(2), T.I.A.S. 8572. 12. ECON Inc., Political and Legal Implications of Developing and Operating a Satellite Power System, Final Report (77-195-1, August 15, 1977). 13. Id. at 48. 14. For a review of early theories, see S. Gorove, Studies in Space Law: Its Challenges and Prospects at 14f f, (1977) . 15. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies (hereinafter referred to as "Outer Space Treaty") was signed on January 27, 1967 and entered into force October 19, 1967, 18 U.S.T. 2410, T.I.A.S. 6347. 16. M.S. McDougal, The Emerging Customary Law of Space, 58 Nw. U.L. Rev. 618 (1964). 17. For a discussion of these claims, see infra Section 3.1.3. 18. Gorbiel, The Legal Status of Geostationary Orbit: Some Remarks, 6 J. Space L. (in the press, 1978). 19. Art. 1, par. 2. 20. Id., par. 1. 21. S. Gorove, Freedom of Exploration and Use in the Outer Space Treaty, 1 Denver J. Int'l L. and Pol. 93 at 104 (1971). 22. Id. at lOlff. 23. Op cit., supra note 12 at 48. 24. A.A. Cocca, Towards an Adequate Legal Regulation of the Geostationary Orbit, Proc, of the Twentieth Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space 193 at 194 (1978) . 25. Ibid,
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