Non-geostationary satelliteorbit (NGSO) licensingframework toolkit
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Foreword
Executive summary
     The regulatory moment
     International foundations and authorizations
     Thirty-two licensing issues, and their approaches and trade-offs
     Cross-cutting themes and pragmatic starting points
List of acronyms
Chapter 1. The NGSO and LEO regulatory moment
     1.1 What has changed
     1.2 Why national regulators are revisiting frameworks now
Chapter 2. Foundations: The international arena, regulators, and primary authorizations
     2.1 Why the role of regulators has changed
     2.2 The filing and coordination chain
     2.3 Radio Regulations articles most relevant to NGSO and LEO licensing
     2.4 Translating ITU outcomes into national rules
     2.5 Required authorizations for an NGSO operator
Chapter 3. Licensing issues, approaches, and trade-offs
     3.1 Legal and procedural foundations
     3.2 Market access architecture
     3.3 Spectrum management
     3.4 Equipment licensing
     3.5 New service models and technologies
     3.6 National security and sovereignty
     3.7 Data, subscribers, and network oversight
     3.8 Consumer protection, universal service, and disaster response
     3.9 Summary checklist: The 32-issue framework
     3.10 Other issues for regulators to consider
Chapter 4. Conclusion
Appendix A. Source documents and references