Sec. 25.101  Basis and scope.

    (a) The rules and regulations in this part are issued pursuant to 
the authority contained in section 201(c)(11) of the Communications 
Satellite Act of 1962, as amended, section 501(c)(6) of the 
International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Act, and titles I 
through III of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    (b) The rules and regulations in this part supplement, and are in 
addition to the rules and regulations contained in or to be added to, 
other parts of this chapter currently in force, or which may 
subsequently be promulgated, and which are applicable to matters 
relating to communications by satellites.
[ 28 FR 13037 , Dec. 5, 1963, as amended at  56 FR 24015 , May 28, 1991]