Attachment 1999Commercial Bank

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19900723-00002 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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$ hot 6 o# $ 1P 980 on :n COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA EVP/AD/11/99 March 31, 1999 Ms. Marjorie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Commission The Portals 445—12th Street, SW. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re:— Amendment ofAfriSpace, Inc.‘s Applicationfor Authority to Construct, Launch and Operate a Subregional Africa and Middle Eastern Satellite Sound Broadcasting Transmission System,FileNo.CSS—90—017[IBFS FileNo.SAT—LOA—19900723— 00002]; Amendment File No. SAT—AMD—19990125—00016 (Call Sign 52367) Dear Ms. Salas, I am writing this letter in support of AfriSpace‘s application to initiate a satellite broadcast systemfor Africa and the Middle East. Pursuant to the fall of the military rule in 1991, Ethiopia has embarked on a bold experiment in political democracy and the liberalization of the economy. The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, the largest commercial bank in the country, has spearheaded efforts in regards to implementing the reform and modernization of the financial sector, paving the wayfor complete deregulation offinancial markets in the. nextfew years. 4A crucial corollary offinancial deregulation is the introduction of modern systems of communication that enable effective communication with international institutions as well as with customers in remote rural areas of the country. I strongly believe that the communication technology offered by AfriSpace will greatly enhance our efforts to reach our customers andprospects in all corner of the country. I therefore support AfriSpace‘s application most enthusiastically and wish them success in their noble endeavor P. O. Box 255 TELEPHONE CA B LE 210374.#i050 asi—scsrien ADDIS ABABA §1—50—04, 515000 ETHIOBANK 21037 B, 21078 31 —1 —5f 78 6

t(- q@y" . ..Ll.“sq &?}?’{'flmr 4 \Ua/s h4 %0—tA pate__April1_______ is99. Phekch chik hP¥ th4P HhAPPkL ' osat neerid tha YPTTT Abba Paulos \ PATRIARCH OF ETHIOPIA _ andEchegue of the see ofSt. Teklehaimanot Ms. Marorie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Commission The Portals, 445—12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Amendment of AfriSpace, Inc.‘s Application for Authority to Construct, Launch and Operate a Sub—regional Africa and Middle Eastern Satellite Sound Broadcasting Transmission System, File No. CSS—90—017 [IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—19900723—00002]; Amend— ment File No. SAT—AMD—19990125—00016 (Call Sign 52367) DNear Ms., Salas: it is well known that Ethiopia is among the first communities to accept the Canristian faith. The rare manuscripts, monasteries, and churches of Ethiopia attest to the weaith of Ethiopia‘s Christian heritage. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church stretches far beyond Ethiopia. Our churches in Jerusalem, in the Americas, and in the West Indies are famous sites of worship and pilgrimage. The Church‘s work of bringing the Gospel to the faithful here and elsewhere can be greatly eased by access to modern communication technology. Likewise, the Chureh‘s important mission to better the earthly well— being of individuals and communities, particularly the poor, can be carried out more effectively through advanced means of communication. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church‘s mission to minister to the eternal and earthly needs of humanity will be helped by the communication system proposed by AfriSpace. trecommend approval of AfnSpaces innovative proposal


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