MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

UNCLAS LAGOS 002137 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MCORSEY/OTHEOCHARIDES/EROSENKRANZ USDOC FOR 3131 FCS/OIO/DAN HARRIS STATE FOR EB/ESP U.S. CUSTOMS HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS PARIS FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC NI SUBJECT: MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED REF: USDOC 04523 ¶1. PER REQUEST IN REFTEL PLC D328568 FOR ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA WAS CONDUCTED BY COMMERCIAL OFFICER MCINERNEY. ¶2. APPLICATION NUMBER D328568 ¶3. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH OLADAMOYE OYESIKU, MTN GENERAL MANAGER NETWORK PLANNING DIVISION AND JOHN UNTERHORST, GENERAL MANAGER NETWORK DEVELOPMENT. ¶4. ON-SITE CHECK WAS COMPLETED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, ¶2004. ¶5. MTN CONFIRMED THAT AN ORDER WAS PLACED WITH SYMMETRICOM, SAN JOSE, CA. FOR EQUIPMENT INDICATED IN REFTEL. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ENABLE MTN TO BUILD THEIR OWN TELECOMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION NETWORK NATIONWIDE. LETTER OF ASSURANCE FROM MTN ON INTENDED USE OF THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE SENT AS ATTACHMENT TO AN EMAIL. ¶6. MTN PROVIDED COPY OF PURCHASE ORDER 22135 TO SYMMETRICOM, SAN JOSE, CA.. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. (USFCS:MCINERNEY)