Harmful Interference in Regulatory Perspective: Legal rules for interference-free radio communication

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This collection analyses the regulatory aspects of harmful interference faced by those entities operating space communication and broadcasting. While technology reacts to this international phenomenon with the development of continuously improving technological systems for preventing and combating harmful interference, its international regulatory and legal framework develops at a much slower pace. Issues discussed include the increasing deterioration of signals from broadcasting and communication satellites, including cases of intentional interference known as `jamming’; the human rights balance between freedom of expression and protection from hate speech; the efficacy of the current regulatory system and the legal consequences of non-compliance; the role of national authorities, and supranational bodies such as the EU and UN. The contributors include experts drawn from international and national academia, the ITU, national regulatory authorities and operators to present an international, multidimensional, and critical analysis of this complex phenomenon. Cover Original Title Title Copyright Contents Introduction I. Harmful Interference in the Context of the ITU Framework ‘Harmful Interference’ and the ITU ITU and Harmful Interference Prevention Dealing with Harmful Interference - the Protostar Case Radio Frequency Interference in the Earth Exploration Satellite Service: the Case of the European Space Agency’s SMOS Mission Contractual Responses to Loss of Satellite Based Services II. Harmful Interference in the Context of Space Law The ‘Space Side’ to ‘Harmful Interference’ - Evaluating Regulatory Instruments in Addressing Interference Issues in the Context of Satellite Communications Harmful Interference in Telecommunications under International and National Space Law III. Harmful Interference in the Context of European Law European Law as an Instrument for Avoiding Harmful Interference The European Commission’s Proposal for a “Connected Continent” IV. Harmful Interference in the Context of National Law Harmful Interference from the Netherlands Radiocommunication Agency Perspective Satellite Harmful Interference: A U.S. Telecom Perspective IV. Other Instruments for Avoiding Harmful Interference New and Alternative Means for Safeguarding the Efficient Use of Spectrum Resources for Satellite Communications Harmful Interference and Human Rights V. Outstanding Issues The Restructuring of an Intergovernmental Satellite Communications Organisation from a Luxembourg Perspective List of Authors