Mr Dobson said the charges would be in the range of a "couple of quid" but said the actual fees would be decided when the authority had passed the appropriate trafficregulation orders.
The controls governing America's export of satellites are part of the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and they are handled in the Department of State.
But though some may count this as a victory of sorts, spam still accounts for a greater share of worldwide e-mail traffic than it did when federal anti-spam regulation was introduced in America where much spam originates and is received some 18 months ago.
The companies are cautious about regulation, however, arguing that government standards would be clunky and could make those carrying Internet traffic legally liable for failing to prevent cyberattacks.