Satellite personal communication services: coordinated authorisation; extension until 31 December 2003

PURPOSE : to amend the Decision 710/97/EC on a co-ordinated authorisation approach in the field of satellite personal communication services in the Community. CONTENT : The above-numbered decision was adopted on 24 March 1997 and was valid for three years. Given recent developments, the Commission believes it necessary to extend the validity of the existing framework beyond May 2000, until the end of 2003. This will allow market players and regulators a continuing degree of certainty against which to plan their business strategies and investments, and give the Commission the continued legal base necessary to influence regulatory measures.�