Price, Monroe2023-05-222023-05-222008-12-012010-02-02https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/1788Governing and regulating the use of communication satellites and their signals is becoming increasingly difficult for governments and multilateral organizations. This article takes forward the question arising from the characterization of satellites as `trade routes in the sky' (Price, 1999), as to whether it is more appropriate to look for regional themes and models for state intervention rather than a global system of governance.The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Global Media and Communication, Vol 4/Issue 3, 2008, © SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, by SAGE Publications, Inc. at the Global Media and Communication page: http://gmc.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/EutelsatgovernanceregulationsatellitestransparencyCommunicationSocial and Behavioral SciencesArticle