For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 3, 2002
Message to the Senate of the United States
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
ratification, I transmit herewith the 1992 Partial Revision of the
Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979), with appendices, signed by the United
States at Malaga-Torremolinos on March 3, 1992 (the "1992 Partial
Revision"), together with declarations and reservations of the United
States as contained in the Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio
Conference for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of
the Spectrum (WARC-92). I transmit also, for the information of the
Senate, the report of the Department of State concerning these
revisions.
The 1992 Partial Revision, which was adopted at WARC-92,
constitutes a revision of the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979), as revised, to which the United
States is a party. It provides for additional spectrum for new or
expanding telecommunication services, primarily terrestrial and
satellite broadcasting, terrestrial and satellite mobile and space
services and is consistent with the proposals and positions taken by
the United States at the conference.
Subject to the U.S. declarations and reservations mentioned above,
I believe that the United States should become a party to the 1992
Partial Revision, which provides additional spectrum for existing and
new telecommunication services in which the United States plays a
significant leadership role. It is my hope that the Senate will take
early action on this matter and give its advice and consent to
ratification.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 30, 2002.
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