§ 765g. Exclusivity arrangements

Statutory text

In general

No satellite operator shall acquire or enjoy the exclusive right of handling telecommunications to or from the United States, its territories or possessions, and any other country or territory by reason of any concession, contract, understanding, or working arrangement to which the satellite operator or any persons or companies controlling or controlled by the operator are parties.

Exception

In enforcing the provisions of this section, the Commission—

shall not require the termination of existing satellite telecommunications services under contract with, or tariff commitment to, such satellite operator; but

may require the termination of new services only to the country that has provided the exclusive right to handle telecommunications, if the Commission determines the public interest, convenience, and necessity so requires.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2000
Pub. L. 87–624 title VI § 648 · 76 Stat. 419
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 765g
(Pub. L. 87–624, title VI, § 648, as added Pub. L. 106–180, § 3, Mar. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 57.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 87–624, title VI, § 648, as added Pub. L. 106–180, § 3, Mar. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 57.)

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Credits

(Pub. L. 87–624, title VI, § 648, as added Pub. L. 106–180, § 3, Mar. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 57.)