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Fixed-satellite service (FSS, orfixed-satellite radiocommunication service) is – according toarticle 1.21 of theInternational Telecommunication Union's (ITU)Radio Regulations (RR)[1] – defined asAradiocommunication service betweenearth stations at given positions, when one or moresatellites are used; the given position may be a specified fixed point or any fixed point within specified areas; in some cases this service includes satellite-to-satellite links, which may also be operated in theinter-satellite service; the fixed-satellite service may also includefeeder links for other space radiocommunication services.
Thisradiocommunication service is classified in accordance withITU Radio Regulations (article 1) as follows:
Fixed service (article 1.20)
The allocation of radio frequencies is provided according toArticle 5 of the ITU Radio Regulations (most recent version, Edition of 2020).[2]
In order to improve harmonisation in spectrum utilisation, the majority of service-allocations stipulated in this document were incorporated in national Tables of Frequency Allocations and Utilisations which is within the responsibility of the appropriate national administration. The allocation might be primary, secondary, exclusive, and shared.
| Allocation to services | ||
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
14–14.25 GHz
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14.25–14.3
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FSS – is as well the official classification (used chiefly in North America) forgeostationarycommunications satellites that provide broadcast feeds to television stations, radio stations and broadcast networks. FSSs also transmit information fortelephony,telecommunications, anddata communications.[3]
