47 U.S.C. § 761a — Incentives; limitation on expansion pending privatization

(a) Limitation Until INTELSAT, Inmarsat, and their successor or separate entities are privatized under the requirements of this subchapter, INTELSAT, Inmarsat, and their successor or separate entities, respectively, must not be permitted to provide additional services. The Commission must take all necessary measures to implement this requirement, including denial by the Commission of licensing for such services. (b) Orbital location incentives Until such privatization is achieved, the U.S. must oppose and decline to facilitate applications by such entities for new orbital locations to provide such services.