The landmark agreement was announced at ``Sviaz-Expocomm-98'', the annual international telecommunications exhibition and conference in Moscow. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Rostelecom plans to utilise its LMI-1 transponders to establish a network of 26-30 earth stations to provide telecommunications services to remote and undeserved areas of Russia. The stations will be installed at all automatic switched communication nodes and in towns which do not receive digital flows via terrestrial facilities.

LMI is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corporation and the Intersputnik International Organization, established in June 1997. LMI-1 is a Lockheed Martin state-of-the-art A2100 satellite. Featuring 44 high-powered transponders in C and Ku band frequencies with a designated 15 year service life, LMI-1 will be the first satellite to provide high performance, long life capacity to all of the CIS, in addition to Eastern Europe, South Asia and Africa.

LMI-1 will be the first step in the establishment of custom designed global satellite network to meet the telecommunications needs of developing and undeserved countries. The satellite will be launched on a Proton vehicle by ILS (International Launch Services), a separate Lockheed Martin joint venture company, and will be located at 75 Degrees East Longitude.

Initially LMI-1 will provide broadcasting and telecommunications capacity, VSAT and video and data distribution, expanding to a full range of services including direct-to-home TV, direct radio and mobile communications on a global scale. LMI will achieve its global coverage through the fifteen orbital satellite slots provided by Intersputnik. The second satellite launch is planned for 1999, with two subsequent launches following in 2000 and 2001.

About Intersputnik

Intersputnik is an international intergovernmental organisation which operates a satellite communications system and provides international, regional and domestic communications worldwide. The organisation was established more than 25 years ago and has 23 members countries. Intersputnik has built long term relationships with many broadcasters and telecommunications operators worldwide.

Through its history Intersputnik has been providing its customers in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific regions with a wide range of telecommunications services including voice, data, television and audio broadcasting in international, domestic and regional public networks as well as the establishment of video-conferencing and business communications networks. Because the service area of LMI-1 is oriented toward Intersputnik markets. Intersputnik is playing a major role in the marketing and customer service activities of LMI-1, the first LMI satellite.

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