ITSO has partnership agreements with 13 organizations: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO), the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the East African Communications Organization (EACO), the Comisión Técnica Regional de Telecomunicaciones (COMTELCA), the South African Development Community (SADC), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), Associação de Reguladores de Comunicações e Telecomunicações (ARCTEL), the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), and the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications.
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was signed in December 2009 by EUTELSAT IGO (EUTELSAT IGO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). The heads of the three intergovernmental satellite organizations meet on an annual basis to exchange views on their activities, to explore potential cooperation areas and discuss their participation in international forums and the preparatory process related to agenda items requiring mutual consideration.
ITSO’s mission is to ensure SES's successful performance of its public service obligations and to safeguard the Parties’ Common Heritage.
