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.

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    (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. -41.
[58 95 FR 13421 , Mar. 11, 1993, as amended at  61 FR 9953 , Mar. 12, 1996]