A/RES/48/262 Page 2 5. Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the executive heads of the funds and programmes and the specialized agencies, to develop plans, including sharing the capital costs thereof, for the installation of further Earth stations as necessitated by the various United Nations activities, to avoid duplication and to maximize the benefits to all the organizations concerned; 6. Further requests the Secretary-General to ascertain and report on the requirements of the funds and programmes and the specialized agencies for the use of the global network and to propose appropriate formulas for the equitable sharing, between the regular budget and the peace-keeping special accounts and, as appropriate, the funds, programmes and specialized agencies, of the capital costs of implementing the global network and the administrative overhead of operating the network; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to report on all aspects, including legal considerations, related to the establishment, operation and maintenance of a global telecommunications system and to ensure, in consultation with the Member States in which United Nations telecommunications facilities and equipment, including those in support of United Nations peace-keeping operations, will be located, that the establishment, maintenance and operation of a system owned and operated by the United Nations will be permitted without compensation; 8. Also requests the Secretary-General, in presenting the costs of the global telecommunications system, to reflect all costs related to the provision of telecommunications services to peace-keeping operations. 98th plenary meeting 14 July 1994