Export Controls: Issues Related to the Export of Communications Satellites
T-NSIAD-98-211
Published: Jun 17, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 1998.
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GAO discussed the evolution of export controls on commercial communications satellites, focusing on: (1) key elements in the export control systems of the Department of Commerce and the Department of State; (2) how export controls for commercial satellites have evolved over the years; (3) the concerns and issues debated over the transfer of commercial communications satellites to the export licensing jurisdiction of Commerce; and (4) the safeguards that may be applied to commercial satellite exports.
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Communication satellitesExport regulationForeign trade policiesCommunication securityInteragency relationsInternational trade restrictionJurisdictional authorityLicensesTechnology transferSatellites