The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 1999

PART I INTERPRETATION

In this Schedule–

“Eutelsat” means the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization established by Article 11(a) of the Convention on the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization of 1982(1);

“Globalstar” means Globalstar LP whose registered office is situated at 3200 Zanker Road, GS-06, San Jose, CA 95134, United States of America;

“ICO” means ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited whose registered office is situated at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda;

“Inmarsat” means the International Maritime Telecommunications Satellite Organization established by Article 2(1) of the Convention on the International Maritime Telecommunications Satellite Organization of 1976(2);

“Iridium” means Iridium Communications Germany GmbH whose registered office is situated at Jagerhofstrasse 19–20, 40479 Dusseldorf, Germany;

“Italsat” means the satellite network operated by Telespazio s.p.a. whose registered office is situated at via Tiburting, 965–00156 Rome, Italy;

“Land Mobile-Satellite Service”, “Land Earth Station” and “Land Mobile Earth Station” have the meanings given to them in the Radio Regulations;

“mean power” and “peak power” have the meanings given to them in the Radio Regulations; and

“prescribed apparatus” means a Land Mobile Earth Station in a Land Mobile-Satellite Service described in Part III of this Schedule.

(1)

The Convention on the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization was opened for signature in Paris on 15th July 1982; it was amended on 15th December 1983 and entered into force on 1st September 1985.

(2)

The Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization was agreed on 30th September 1976 and entered into force on 16th July 1979; it was amended on 13th October 1989.