Photo: RSCC The Russian government is inching closer to its goal of offering a global satellite connectivity service after state-operated Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday with Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik). The agreement covers joint use of satellite capacity and frequency assignments in Geostationary (GEO) and other satellite orbits. RSCC is one of the 25 national signatories of Intersputnik, which includes 26 member countries from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South-East Asia. RSCC, which operates as an arm of the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media, said the agreement allows the Russian government to provide access to its constellation to end-users on all continents.