The ITU Radio Regulations Board (RRB) will likely see more...
The ITU Radio Regulations Board (RRB) will likely see more claims of force majeure in requests for extensions to the deadline for bringing a satellite network into use, Francois Rancy, the director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), told us. The…
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2012 World Radiocommunication Conference discussed how to develop provisions to help administrations meet the deadline when certain events are out of their control, namely “force majeure,” Rancy said. The conference decided to leave it to the RRB to decide on a case-by-case basis, with limited, conditional extensions, he said. Iran and Mexico both asked to review recent BR findings to suppress filings, Rancy said, referring to submissions to the Sept. 10-14 RRB meeting. Both invoked force majeure, and the board rejected both, he said. The administrations are expected to submit supporting information to the next RRB, he said.