The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering that the World Administrative Radio Conference for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum (Malaga-Torremolinos, 1992) (WARC-92) adopted Resolution No. 7 1 O to upgrade the meteorological-satellite (METSAT) and the Earth exploration-satellite (EES) services to primary status in the band 40 1-403 MHz.