ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the international procedures of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the deployment of a satellite system and related earth stations. It aims to give practical advice for any company or institution intending to file for frequency rights related to a satellite system. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has its roots in International Telegraph Union founded in 1865 and the International Radiotelegraph Union founded in 1906. In 1947, after the Second World War, the ITU held a conference in Atlantic City with the aim of developing and modernising the organisation. In 1993, the ITU underwent reorganisation and as a result, the Union was streamlined into three Sectors, corresponding to its three main areas of activity: Telecommunications Standardisation (ITU-T), Radio-communications (ITU-R) and Telecommunications Development (ITU-D). The Radio Regulations have, among others, the objective to facilitate the equal access to and the rational use of the natural resources of radio frequency spectrum and the different satellite orbits, geostationary and non-geostationary.
