Sec.  25.276   Points of communication.

   (a)  Unless otherwise specified in the station authorization, an earth
   station is authorized to transmit to any space station in the same radio
   service provided that permission has been received from the space station
   operator to access that space station.

   (b)  Space stations licensed under this part are authorized to provide
   service to earth stations located within the specified service area. Coastal
   waters within the outer continental shelf shall be considered to be included
   within the service area specified by the named land mass.

   (c)  Transmission to or from foreign points over space stations in the
   Fixed-Satellite Service, other than those operated by the International
   Telecommunications Satellite Organization and Inmarsat, are subject to the
   policies set forth in the Report and Order, adopted January 19, 1996 in IB
   Docket No. 95–41.

   [ 58 FR 13421 , Mar. 11, 1993, as amended at  61 FR 9953 , Mar. 12, 1996]