SPS International Agreements

102. Id. , Art. 35103. Id., Art. 10(3). 104. Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio Conference for the Planning of the Broadcasting Satellite Services in Frequency Bands 11.7-12*2 GHz (in Regions 2 and 3) and 11.7-12.5 GHz (in Region 1), Res. No. Sat-7 (Geneva, 1977). 105. Ibid. 106. U.S. Dept. State, Report of the U.S. delegation to the WARC-BS (40 TD. Ser. No. 80, 1977). 107. Final Protocol No. 51. 108. Id. , No. 2. 109. Id. , No. 74. 110. See Raytheon Co., Microwave Power Transmission System Studies, vol. 1, p. 4 (NASA Lewis Res. Center, CR-134886); NASA & Department of Energy, Satellite Power System (SPS) Concept Development and Evaluation Program Plan,July 1977- August 1978, p.6 (1978). Most of the development of technology for microwave power transmission in free space has been carried out in the 2400 to 2500 MH band. See Frequency Assignment requirements for Free Space Transmission by Microwave Beam with Particular Reference to Satellite Solar Power for Use on Earth, b. 1-1 (Supporting material for an informal briefing given to the FCC on 3 May 1977 by the Raytheon Company in association with Arthur D. Little and representatives from other companies.) For a discussion of the environmental affect of microwave power transmission, see C.E. Bloomquist, A Survey of Satellite Power Stations 155-168, 201-207 (PRC Systems Sciences Co., R-1844, Sept., 1976). 111. International Telecommunication Convention of Oct. 25, 1973, T.I.A.S. 8572. 112. Id. Art. 4. 113. United Nations, Dept, of Political and Security Council Affairs, Space Activities and Resources, Doc. A/AC.105/193, p. 41 (1977). 114. The Random House Dictionary of the English Language 1326 (1966). 115. F.G. Stremler, Introduction to Communications Systems 3 (1977). 116. M. Overman, Understanding Telecommunications 3 (1974).

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