The House would also have the government propose to COCOM that exports of state-of-the-art telecommunications equipment for civil end-use be allowed to any country.
"The main objective of Arabsat is to provide communications infrastructure in (the) Arab world by providing state-of-the- arttelecommunications services both in quality and quantity, " Saad Al Bidnah, Arabsat director general told a prelaunch news conference.
"For example, Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher should immediately reexamine advice he evidently is receiving to the effect that a proposal by U S West to install a fiber-optic telecommunications network in the USSR would be acceptable provided it utilizes less than state-of-the-art fiber-optic technology, " Gaffney noted.