The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) successfully hosted a webinar entitled “WRC-27, SES Views, and the Parties’ Common Heritage” on April 20, 2026.

Per the ITSO Agreement, the Director General shall consider all issues arising from the Parties’ Common Heritage. Furthermore, the 41st meeting of the Assembly of Parties (AP-41) in October 2024 decided that the ITSO Director General shall seek to establish a closer relationship with the Company to identify common objectives and identify the risks of ITU WRC decisions which may affect the status of the CH frequency assignments. In addition, the 16th Meeting of the ITSO Frequency Working Party (FWP-16) in November 2025 also discussed WRC issues that could be relevant to ITSO.

In this context, the Director General hosted the webinar for all ITSO Member States on key WRC-27 agenda items relevant to satellite systems. The webinar was attended by 65 attendees from 31 Member States. The webinar was opened by the Director General and moderated by the Chairman of the FWP. Five representatives from SES who presented on the SES views and the ITSO Technical Advisor presented on the WRC issue with potential impact to the Parties’ Common Heritage.

WRC-27 will address several agenda items directly relevant to satellite operations and given the potential implications for the Parties’ Common Heritage and for global connectivity, this webinar provided a structured overview of key developments and their possible impacts.

ITSO fully recognizes and respects that decisions related to WRC matters are the sovereign prerogative of each Member State. Each country follows its own national processes, priorities, and institutional frameworks in preparing for and participating in WRC negotiations. As such, any ITSO activity is not intended to influence national positions but rather to provide a platform for information sharing and awareness, highlighting, in a transparent and factual manner, some of the key issues under discussion for WRC-27 that could have implications for the Parties’ Common Heritage.

The Director General is pleased to share the recording of the webinar, which is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/mndJ5GmJPRI, as well as the presentation slides, in order to allow officials who were unable to attend the live session to view the discussions.

Participants were also invited to complete a short post-event survey, available here to provide feedback and help inform future ITSO webinars.

For more information, please contact the ITSO Secretariat.