Bermuda's Government has decided not to appeal after failing in its High Court bid to stop the Isle of Man changing its satellite frequency.

But a the Island will pursue "other avenues" to put the case before the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) instead, a Government spokesman said yesterday.

London's High Court rejected Bermuda's application for Judicial Review against the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) over the way Ofcom represents the Island's interests to the ITU in the administration of satellite networks related to a filing by the Isle of Man.

The concern was about a change in the frequency of Isle of Man's satellites which could impinge on Bermuda's slot, and thus its potential revenue of millions of dollars.

But the judge said that Ofcom has an implied power under Section 22 of the UK Communications Act to resolve disputes between Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories and therefore Ofcom acted properly to resolve the dispute.

A spokesman for Government's Department of Communication and Information said: "The Bermuda Government has decided not to appeal the ruling and will instead pursue other avenues to ensure that Bermuda's case is put before the ITU."

But the spokesman could not elaborate on what those avenues would be.

The issue has rumbled on since Bermuda was allocated frequency assignments for broadcasting satellite services in 1983, with the Isle of Man filing for a satellite network next to Bermuda's, which had the potential for interference with the Island's slot, via Ofcom's predecessor the UK Radiocommunications Agency in 2002.