Attachment 1999UNESCO letter ma

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

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/\ K [ S t United Nations Educatnonal Scientific and Cultural Organization e "-— Organisation Des Nations Unies pour 1Education, la Science et la Cultur cablk uNESCO ADDIS ABABA P.o.Bof 1177 Tdephone No.: 51 39 53 51 72 00 Tédex: 976—21029 ECA Fax: (251—1) S1—14—14 12 March 1999 (251—1) 51—44—16 Ms Marjorie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Commission The Portals ~ 445—12thStreet, SW Washington, DC 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 N° CSS—90—017 Dear Ms Salas, The UNESCO Culture of Peace Programme in Addis Ababa wishes to express its support for the AfriSpace Inc. Application that is currently pending before the FCC. As you might know, UNESCO has always been at the forefront of initiatives to support the free flow of informations, the democratization of access to the new information technologies and their use in the field of education, development and peace building. It is why, within the framework of the UN System—wide Special Initiative on Africa launched by The United Nations in 1996, UNESCO has been designated as the lead Agency for the implementation of the Component of the Initiative dealing with "Communications for Peace Building". It is also in this context that we are actually collaborating with Worldspace Foundation in the creation of an African Learning Channel and the development of radio programmes on culture of peace for Africa. An information system, such as that proposed by AffiSpace and inaugurated by the recent launch of the AffriStar Satellite, will surely facilitate the joint efforts of Affrican Nations and International Community to build a development—serving African Information Society. For the above reasons, we strongly recommend that the Federal Commumcanons Commission extend its approval to the AfriS »ace applcation. Yours sincerely, Dr. Ali Moussa Iye Culture of Peace Programme UNESCO, Addis Ababa


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