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International Bureau Seeks Comment on Act That Privatized Inmarsat, Intelsat

The FCC International Bureau requested comment on the progress of the Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act (Orbit Act), which was to promote a competitive global market for satellite communications services by privatizing Inmarsat and Intelsat, the…

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bureau said in a public notice posted Wednesday in docket 15-16. The bureau is required to report annually on the Orbit Act to the House Commerce and International Relations committees and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Foreign Relations committees, the bureau said. Comments are due March 5, replies March 20.