Comsat continued challenge to regulatory fees for satellite space...
Comsat continued challenge to regulatory fees for satellite space stations before U.S. Appeals Court, Washington, D.C., Mon. At issue are fees charged to Comsat for use of Intelsat facilities. Comsat was assessed proportionate share of Sec. 9 space station…
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annual regulatory fee applicable to Title 3 authorizations to launch and operate geostationary satellites. FCC attorney Grey Pash argued that case was more about language and procedure than rulemaking. Judges seemed more interested in language of law and suggested much of dispute revolved around what Judge David Sentelle called “semantics.” Comsat attorneys said company was “tied down” to specific requests and had been turned down. “We don’t have a responsibility to file for reconsideration” as Commission suggested, they said.