International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

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intergovernmental organization international organization

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization established to oversee and ensure public service obligations in the global commercial satellite communications system originally developed under the INTELSAT framework.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization canonical	2
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ITSO ⓘ
cooperatesWith	International Telecommunication Union ⓘ United Nations system entities on space and communications issues ⓘ
corePrinciple	global coverage ⓘ lifeline connectivity for countries with limited alternatives ⓘ non-discriminatory access ⓘ
ensures	availability of satellite capacity for public telecommunications services ⓘ that basic global connectivity is maintained for all member states ⓘ
fieldOfWork	satellite policy and regulation ⓘ space-based telecommunications ⓘ
formerName	International Telecommunications Satellite Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
foundedFor	continuation of public service obligations after INTELSAT privatization ⓘ
governingBody	Assembly of Parties ⓘ
hasMembers	state parties to the ITSO Agreement ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.itso.int/ ⓘ
hasOrgan	Assembly of Parties ⓘ Executive organ (Director-General and staff) ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	ITSO Agreement ⓘ
memberType	sovereign states ⓘ
monitors	compliance of the INTELSAT successor company with public service obligations ⓘ
nameChangeReason	privatization of INTELSAT’s commercial operations ⓘ
predecessor	Intelsat ⓘ surface form: INTELSAT
purpose	to ensure global public telecommunications services, including for underserved areas ⓘ to oversee public service obligations in the global commercial satellite communications system ⓘ to supervise the performance of public service obligations by the privatized INTELSAT successor company ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
role	guarantor of global connectivity and non-discriminatory access to satellite capacity ⓘ oversight of the privatized INTELSAT’s public service obligations ⓘ protection of core principles of the former INTELSAT system ⓘ
sector	international telecommunications ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
supervises	Intelsat S.A. public service obligations ⓘ
typeOfAgreement	intergovernmental treaty ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Communications Satellite Act of 1962 → relatedTo → International Telecommunications Satellite Organization ⓘ

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization → formerName → International Telecommunications Satellite Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)

Intelsat → foundedBy → International Telecommunications Satellite Organization ⓘ