4.Proposed revision to Recommendation N.55

                                
    ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTROL
        AND SUB-CONTROL ITCs AND CONTROL AND SUB-CONTROL
       STATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CONNECTIONS,
              LINKS, CIRCUITS AND CIRCUIT SECTIONS

       Add the following new section:

"10.   International television transmissions for TVROs not related to an ITC

       For international television transmissions for TVROs not related to  an
ITC (see Figure 6/N.51), a fault reporting centre  (FRC)  should  perform  the
following functions:

       -    deal with  enquiries  concerning  service  performance  and  fault
            reports;

       -    deal with general enquiries from other TVROs/FRCs;

       -    make contact with the ISTC (see below) in the originating  country
            for fault reporting and general service liaison.

       In an originating country the administration concerned should  nominate
an International Satellite Transmission Centre for every transmitted  service.
Where possible, all services transmitted by an administration shall be handled 
by the same ISTC.

       The ISTC should perform the following functions:

       -    to be a contact point for FRCs and for the  programme  originators
            making enquiries concerned with service continuity;

       -    to liaise with the transmitting earth station and any intermediate 
            sub-control  station  for  fault  investigations   and   technical
            coordination;

       -    to monitor transmissions from programme originators' premises  and
            to have the  capability  to  monitor  the  transmission  from  the
            satellite.

       In the case where programme  material  is  received  by  TVROs  in  the
country of origination, the ISTC and the FRC should be co-located where possible and 
the duties combined."