[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 40 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Page 1677]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Senate Transmitting the 1992 Partial Revision of the 
Radio Regulations With Documentation

September 30, 2002

To the Senate of the United States:

    With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the 1992 Partial Revision of the Radio 
Regulations (Geneva, 1979), with appendices, signed by the United States 
at Malaga-Torremolinos on March 3, 1992 (the ``1992 Partial Revision''), 
together with declarations and reservations of the United States as 
contained in the Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio Conference 
for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum 
(WARC-92). I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the 
report of the Department of State concerning these revisions.
    The 1992 Partial Revision, which was adopted at WARC-92, constitutes 
a revision of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio 
Regulations (Geneva, 1979), as revised, to which the United States is a 
party. It provides for additional spectrum for new or expanding 
telecommunication services, primarily terrestrial and satellite 
broadcasting, terrestrial and satellite mobile and space services and is 
consistent with the proposals and positions taken by the United States 
at the conference.
    Subject to the U.S. declarations and reservations mentioned above, I 
believe that the United States should become a party to the 1992 Partial 
Revision, which provides additional spectrum for existing and new 
telecommunication services in which the United States plays a 
significant leadership role. It is my hope that the Senate will take 
early action on this matter and give its advice and consent to 
ratification.
                                                George W. Bush
The White House,
September 30, 2002.

Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
October 3.