1998 International Bureau
News_Release
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DOC-150749UNITED STATES AND MEXICO SIGN AGREEMENT ON MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICES. On Monday December 21, 1998 in Mexico City, the United States and Mexican Governments signed the Pro Report Number: IN 98-7312/22/1998nrin8045.txt nrin8045.wp  
DOC-150519U.S. MEXICO REACH UNDERSTANDING ON THE USE OF FREQUENCIES FOR FIRE-FIGHTING AND OTHER EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS ALONG THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER AREA. Report Number: IN-98-7212/18/1998 
FCC-98-336FCC ADOPTS SPECTRUM PLAN FOR V BAND AT 36.0-51.4 GHZ, FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF BROADBAND AND OTHER COMMERCIAL SERVICES. The FCC adopted a spectrum band plan that will promote the commercial development of the V-band at 3 Report Number: IN 98-7012/17/1998 DOC-150440A1.txt  DOC-150440A1.pdf   
FCC-98-280FCC REQUESTS COMMENT ON PERMITTING DIRECT ACCESS TO INTELSAT SYSTEM. The Commission seeks comment on the legal, economic, and policy ramifications of permitting direct a Report Number: IN-98-5510/22/1998nrin8037.html nrin8037.txt nrin8037.wp  
FCC-98-253COMMISSION REAFFIRMS THAT AT&T IS NON-DOMINANT FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. Reaffirmed that AT&T lacked market power and was non-dominant in the international telecommunication Report Number: IN-98-5410/05/1998 DOC-144675A1.doc  DOC-144675A1.pdf  DOC-144675A1.txt   
FCC-98-235COMMISSION PROPOSES TO REDESIGNATE PORTIONS OF THE 18 GHZ BAND; ALLOW BLANKET LICENSING OF FIXED SATELLITE SERVICE EARTH STATIONS IN THE KA-BAND; AND ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM FOR THE BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE. The Commission proposed to redesignate Report Number: IN-98-5209/17/1998nrin8033.html nrin8033.txt nrin8033.wp  
DOC-141912FRANCIS K. WILLIAMS LEAVES FCC TO ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION POLICY POSITION AT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.09/02/1998nrin8032.txt nrin8032.wp  
FCC-98-190FCC PROPOSES TO REFORM INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS POLICY. Proposed rules to reform the international settlement policy to promote greater competition and low Report Number: IN-98-4408/06/1998 DOC-139866A1.doc  DOC-139866A1.pdf  DOC-139866A1.txt   
DOC-139871ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BENCHMARKS ORDER MARKED BY RAPID DECLINE IN ACCOUNTING RATES. Report Number: IN-98-4508/06/1998nrin8027.txt nrin8027.wp  
DOC-139202FCC GRANTS 16 EARTH STATION LICENSES FOR FOREIGN -LICENSED SATELLITE SYSTEMS TO OPERATE IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER NEW RULES IMPLEMENTING 1997 WTO AGREEMENT. Report Number: DS-186407/29/1998pnin8189.txt pnin8189.wp  
FCC-98-149COMMISSION PROPOSES MAJOR STREAMLINING OF INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS. The Commission has proposed steps that, if adopted, would eliminate roughly 75 percent of internatio Report Number: IB-98-3907/14/1998 
DOC-132477FCC HOSTS SECOND WORKSHOP WITH TELECOM REGULATORS FROM 9 COUNTRIES. Workshop to be held at the FCC from May 18-2105/15/1998nrin8013.txt nrin8013.wp  
DOC-132339FCC GRANTS OVER 200 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS IN FIRST 90 DAYS OF NEW FOREIGN PARTICIPATION RULES.05/14/1998pnin8122.txt pnin8122.wp  
DOC-125479DOUGLAS W. WEBBINK NAMED CHIEF ECONOMIST, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU.02/23/1998nrin8004.txt  
DOC-124322ANTOINETTE COOK BUSH NAMED TO HEAD FCC'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 1999/2000 WRC.02/06/1998nrin8002.txt  
DOC-123598ENTRY INTO FORCE OF WTO TELECOM AGREEMENT. WTO Members agreed that the WTO Agreement on Basic Telecom Services would become effective on Februa01/26/1998nrin8001.html