It is now possible to compute an estimate of the cost recovery fee for a filing before it is submitted to the ITU. You would need SPACECAP, which can be downloaded from the web at http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/software/space/spacecap/index.html or from BRIFIC 2561 or later.

When spacecap has been started,

• First, open a database (mdb format) of a satellite network filing using SPACECAP.
• Click on Notice Explorer.
• Select the desired notice from the list.
• From the Tools menu, select Cost Recovery Analysis (Dec 482 C2005).
• When the computation is computed, the results of the cost recovery analysis can be viewed either in a summary or detail format.

Please note that for notices submitted in 2006, you should use the menu item: Cost Recovery Analysis (Dec 482 C2005).

For notices submitted in 2005, you should use the menu item: Cost Recovery Analysis (Dec 482 C2004).

You can refer to the circular letter  CR/245 for more information about the rules governing cost recovery, or visit the cost recovery web page to find other related documents.