The British government also agreed to double its annual spending to promote space solutions.
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State Suspends Licensing for Defense Exports to Russia
The U.S. Department of State said it has suspended issuing licenses to export defense articles and services to Russia.
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U.K. Sets Licensing Rules for Ka-band Services to Ships, Planes
British regulators approved a licensing regime for maritime and aeronautical use of Ka-band satellite frequencies.
Posted inCommercial
Italy Assumes Licensing Responsibility for Commercial UHF Payload
PARIS — The government of Italy has agreed to assume control of a UHF-band military payload on board the Intelsat IS-27 satellite scheduled for launch in early 2013 following Intelsat’s failure to enlist U.S. Defense Department interest, according to industry officials.
Posted inCivil
Obama’s Export Licensing Regulation Reform Takes Step Forward
WASHINGTON — If approved, a new rule from the U.S. Commerce Department could remove the need for thousands of weapon components to obtain export licenses.
Posted inCivil
U.S. Lawmakers Question White House About Overhaul of Export-licensing System
WASHINGTON — A White House proposal to overhaul the U.S. export-licensing system could face an uphill battle against Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress who say a compelling case has yet to be made for a wholesale restructuring of the process, which strictly regulates the sale of military and dual-use technologies overseas, including U.S. commercial communications satellites and components.
Posted inOpinion
Guest Blog: Licensing Intellectual Property Rights Out of this World
The harsh environment of outer space turns even the most routine tasks into significant engineering challenges. I was recently surprised to realize that outer space operations can also turn even the most routine contractual language into a legal conundrum.
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White House Seeks to Consolidate Export Licensing
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates outlined broad reforms of the U.S. export control system that the White House will seek in the coming year, including plans to consolidate technology export licensing functions within a single agency and combine the federal government’s multiple rosters of controlled military and dual-use items into a single list.
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India Freezes Satellite Television Licensing Pending Survey of Capacity
PARIS — Indian regulators on Jan. 19 announced that no further licenses would be granted to satellite television channels seeking to broadcast to or from India pending an assessment of whether the radio spectrum and satellite transponder capacity is sufficient to meet the continued surge in demand.
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TerreStar Protests European Commission’s Licensing Decision
PARIS
— TerreStar Networks’ European subsidiary is seeking to overturn a European Commission decision to reject TerreStar’s bid for a license to provide S-band mobile satellite services in
Europe
, saying commission officials apparently misunderstood a key element of the company’s bid.
