Attachment 1999Howard Universit

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

IBFS_SATLOA1990072300002_1097329

HOoWwaRD UNIVERSITY April 25, 1999 THE RateH J. BunoHE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CENTER Ms. Majorie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Comnfirssion The Portals 445—12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Amendment of Afrispace, Int.‘s Application for Authority to Construct, Lawich and Operate a Subregional Africa and Middle Eastern Satellite Sound Broadcasting Transmission System, File No. CSS—90—017 [ [BFS File No. SAT—LOA—19900723—00002]; Amendment File No. SAT—AMD—1 p990125—00016 (call sign 52367) Dear Ms. Salas: We want to join others who wholeheartedly‘ support tef. Amendment to Afrispace Inc.‘s application for authority to construct,launch and operate a satellite sound broadcasting transmisgi system destined for Africa and the Middle East. We can fully appreciate the system‘s potential for education, agriculture information and concerning health care. Without question, Affican the dissemination of informati development would be enhanced through the introduction of direct sound broadcasting. Further, it would c the assurance of quality reception. In addition, we believe tha t this initiative helps to fulfill President Clinton‘s goals of promoting democracy, econot nic and social development through partnership with the African people. For those am, ong us who served on the African continent, we know the value of the free flow of infoj mation as an essential in the development process. It is for these reasons that we fully s tupport Afrispace‘s ref. Amendment. Sncerely, 2218 6ch Street NY « P.O. Box HU—232 (202) 806—4263 Washington, DC 20059 Fax (202) 387—6951


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