Broadcasting-satellite service (short: BSS; also: broadcasting-satellite radiocommunication service ) is – according to Article 1.39 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR)[1] – defined as «A radiocommunication service in which signals transmitted or retransmitted by space stations are intended for direct reception by the general public. In the broadcasting-satellite service, the term “direct reception” shall encompass both individual reception and community reception.»
See main article: Radiocommunication service.
This radiocommunication service is classified in accordance with ITU Radio Regulations (article 1) as follows:
Broadcasting service (article 1.38)
The allocation of radio frequencies is provided according to Article 5 of the ITU Radio Regulations (edition 2012).[2]
In order to improve harmonisation in spectrum utilisation, the majority of service-allocations stipulated in this document were incorporated in national Tables of Frequency Allocations and Utilisations which is with-in the responsibility of the appropriate national frequency administration.
| Allocation to services | ||||
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | ||
| 1 452–1 492 MHz FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | 1 452–1 492 FIXED | |||
| 2 520–2 655 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | 2 520–2 655 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | 2 520–2 535 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | - | 2 535–2 655 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE |
| 2 655–2 670 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE Earth exploration-satellite (passive) Radio astronomy Space research (passive) | 2 655–2 670 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space/space-to-Earth) MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE Earth exploration-satellite (passive) Radio astronomy Space research (passive) | 2 655–2 670 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE Earth exploration-satellite (passive) Radio astronomy Space research (passive) | ||
| 11.7–12.5 GHz FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | 12.2-12.7 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | 11.7-12.2 FIXED MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | ||
| 12.5-12.75 FIXED FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) MOBILE except aeronautical mobile BROADCASTING-SATELLITE | ||||
| 17.3-17.7 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | ||||
| 17.7-17.8 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | ||||
| 21.4-22 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | 21.4-22 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | |||
| 40.5-41 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | ||||
| 41–42.5 BROADCASTING-SATELLITE and other services | ||||