Statement
by
Eutelsat
IGO
(European
Telecommunications
Satellite
Organization)
on
Deliberate
Jamming
From
Iranian
Territory
1
April
2010
Statement
made
by
the
executive
secretary
of
Eutelsat
IGO
(European
Telecommunications
Satellite
Organization)
during
the
49th
session
of
the
legal
subcommittee
of
the
united
nations
committee
on
the
peaceful
uses
of
outer
space
regarding
deliberate
repeated
jamming
originating
from
the
iranian
territory
During
the
49th
session
of
the
Legal
Subcommittee
of
the
United
Nations
Committee
on
the
Peaceful
Uses
of
Outer
Space
(UNCOPUOS)
which
ends
today
in
Vienna,
the
Executive
Secretary
of
the
European
Telecommunications
Satellite
Organization
EUTELSAT
IGO,
Mr.
Christian
Roisse,
urged
the
Islamic
Republic
of
Iran
to
cease
deliberate
repeated
jamming
which
has
seriously
affected
frequencies
of
the
international
organisation
and
reception
of a
number
of
radio
and
TV
channels
broadcast
through
satellites
operated
by
Eutelsat
S.A.
in
the
Middle
East,
Europe
and
North
Africa.
In
his
statement,
the
Executive
Secretary
of
EUTELSAT
IGO
referred
to
the
decision
on
interference
taken
on
26
March
2010
by
the
Radio
Regulations
Board
of
the
International
Telecommunication
Union
(ITU),
at
the
request
of
the
organisation
and
with
the
support
of a
large
number
of
its
49
Member
states.
In
this
decision,
it
is
specified
that
the
interference
appears
to
originate
from
Iranian
territory
(according
to
the
evidence
enclosed
in
the
technical
documentation
provided
by
the
French
administration)
and
consists
of
signals
which
are
forbidden
according
to
ITU
regulations.
The
Executive
Secretary
of
EUTELSAT
IGO
concluded
his
intervention
by
stating
that
the
current
situation
is
unacceptable
with
regard
to
the
Radio
Regulations
of
the
ITU
and
to
the
principals
contained
in
the
United
Nations
Treaty
of
1967
on
Outer
Space.
The
European
Telecommunications
Satellites
Organization
EUTELSAT
IGO
is
an
Intergovernmental
Organisation
established
by
an
International
Treaty.
After
a
period
(1985-2001)
during
which
the
organisation
had
operational
activities
in
outer
space
to
the
level
where
if
became
one
of
the
first
world
satellite
operator,
the
organisation
was
transformed
and
its
operational
activities,
assets
and
related
liabilities
were
transferred
to
the
company
Eutelsat
S.A.,
operating
under
French
law.
Since
2001,
EUTELSAT
IGO,
comprising
49
Member
States,
has
a
twofold
role
in
maintaining
the
rights
to
use
radiofrequencies
and
orbital
locations
which
were
assigned
collectively
to
the
Member
States
by
the
ITU
before
restructuring
and
monitors
the
operations
of
the
Company
Eutelsat
S.A.
in
particular
to
ensure
that
the
Basic
Principles
defined
in
the
Treaty
are
observed.
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