11.
UNFIDENTIAL
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The Hong Kong
Kong Government
has not
communicated
directly with INTELSAT in the past, but there is no reason
why it should not do so, should the need arise, on routine
matters which are not specifically reserved for some other
channel of communication under the provisions of the
Agreement and the Operating Agreement (as
applications which
Article 15(a) of the
are those
Operating
Agreement reserves for Signatories). The Hong Kong
Government may for example wish to order publications or
seek factual information from the secretariat.
12.
The Cable & Wireless Group communicates directly
with INTELSAT in respect of all matters connected with
Hong Kong's use of the
INTELSAT space segment through
earth stations other than those reserved for the Parties
or Signatories under the INTELSAT Agreement and Operating
Agreement. Examples of such matters include daily
operational activities of Cable & Wireless earth stations
in Hong Kong, forecasts of future requirements for space
segment capacity, and the payment of utilization charges.
13.
The users of the INTELSAT space segment pay
utilization charges (Operating Agreement, Article 4(c)).
Article 8(a) of the Operating Agreement provides that the
Board of Governors of INTELSAT shall establish charges for
the utilization of the INTELSAT space segment which are to
cover the operating, maintenance, administrative costs and