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 PUBLIC LAW 95-564—NOV. 1, 1978 "(B) such participation is in the nature of an interim operating arrangement remaining in effect only until INMARSAT begins its operations; and "(C)(i) in the case of participation which may be undertaken only pursuant to a treaty or executive agreement, such treaty or executive agreement is in effect; or "(ii) in any case in which participation does not require any treaty or executive agreement, the President does not disapprove such participation during the period of 60 calendar days after the corporation notifies the President of such proposed participation. " (2) If the corporation participates in an interim operating arrangement with a maritime satellite telecommunications system under this subsection, the provisions of this title relating to participation of the corporation in INMARSAT also shall apply to such interim participation. " (3) Any disapproval by the President under paragraph (1)(C) (ii) shall be published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable after the date of such disapproval. "(c) The corporation— "(1) may own and operate satellite earth terminal stations in the United States; "(2) shall interconnect such stations, and the maritime satellite telecommunications provided by such stations, with the facilities and services of United States domestic common carriers and international common carriers, other than any common carrier or other entity in which the corporation has any ownership interest, as authorized by the Commission; "(3) shall interconnect such stations and the maritime satellite telecommunications provided by such stations, with the facilities and services of private communications systems, unless the Commission finds that such interconnection will not serve the public interest; and "(4) may establish, own, and operate the United States share of the jointly owned international space segment and associated ancillary facilities. "(d) The corporation shall be responsible for fulfilling any financial obligation placed upon the corporation as a signatory to the operating agreement or other pertinent instruments, and any other financial obligation which may be placed upon the corporation as the result of a convention or other instrument establishing INMARSAT. The corporation shall be the sole United States representative in the managing body of INMARSAT. "(e)(1) Any person, including the Federal Government or any agency thereof, may be authorized, in accordance with paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), to be the sole owner or operator, or both, of any satellite earth terminal station if such station is used for the exclusive purposes of training personnel in the use of equipment associated with the operation and maintenance of such station, or in carrying out experimentation relating to maritime satellite telecommunications services. "(2) If the person referred to in paragraph (1) is the Federal Government or any agency thereof, such satellite earth terminal station shall have been authorized to operate by the executive department charged with such responsibility. " (3) In any other case, such satellite earth terminal station shall have been authorized by the Commission.

92 STAT. 2393

Presidential disapproval, publication in Federal Register.

Financial obligation.

Satellite earth terminal station.

Authorization.

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