Public-Private Partnership in Telecommunications Infrastructure Projects : Case of the Republic of Congo

This paper delineates the role of government in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the telecommunication sector in the Republic of the Congo. PPPs offer policy makers an opportunity to improve the delivery of services and the management of facilities, and help to mobilize private capital which in turn speeds up the delivery of public infrastructure. Along with power and transportation infrastructure projects, telecommunication figures among the most growing area in PPP projects in Africa. Nevertheless, fitting telecommunication projects into a PPP model is challenging. In order to address these challenges, this paper also summarizes the achievements in Congo's economic infrastructure sector, the risks allocated to the implementation of the project, and recommends World Bank Group risk mitigation instruments.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2011-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO SERVICE, ACCIDENTS, ACTUAL COSTS, AIRPORTS, ARBITRATION, BACK-UP, BACKBONE, BACKBONES, BALANCE SHEET, BANDWIDTH, BANK GUARANTEE, BANK GUARANTEES, BANK LOAN, BOND, BONDS, BROADBAND, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESSES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASH FLOWS, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITIVENESS, CONNECTIVITY, CREDITORS, DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, DEBT, DEBT FINANCING, DEFAULT RISKS, DEFAULTS, DEVALUATION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DUE DILIGENCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EGOVERNMENT, ELECTRICITY, ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENTS, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPROPRIATION, FACE AMOUNT, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL MARKET, FIXED RATE LOANS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FORMS OF DEBT, FUELS, GOVERNMENT ENTITY, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GUARANTEE PRODUCTS, HOST COUNTRY, HOST GOVERNMENT, ICT, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INFLATION RISK, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INSTALLATION, INSTITUTION, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATE CHANGE, INTEREST RATE RISK, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION, INVESTMENT FUNDS, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LENDERS, LETTERS OF CREDIT, LIABILITY, LICENSE, LICENSES, LOCAL CURRENCY, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET EFFICIENCY, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET RISKS, MATERIAL, MATURITIES, MATURITY, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE SERVICES, MOBILE TELEPHONY, NATIONAL SECURITY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NETWORKS, NEW MARKETS, NONPAYMENT, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATING RISK, PARTIAL GUARANTEES, PARTIAL RISK, PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, PERFORMANCE RISKS, POLITICAL RISK, POLITICAL RISKS, PRESENT VALUE, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE LENDER, PRIVATE LENDERS, PRIVATE PARTIES, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE PARTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTORS, PRIVATIZATION, PROPERTY OWNERS, PROPERTY RIGHT, PROVISIONS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC BUDGET, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC PERCEPTION, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, RED LIGHT, REGULATORY AUTHORITY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELIABILITY, REPUDIATION, RESULT, RETURN, RETURN ON EQUITY, REVENUE COLLECTION, REVENUE GUARANTEES, REVENUE POTENTIAL, RISK SHARING, ROAD, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD USER, ROAD USERS, ROADS, ROUTE, SAFETY, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SATELLITE, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHAREHOLDER, SOVEREIGN RISKS, SPEEDS, SWAPS, TANGIBLE ASSETS, TARGETS, TAX, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY RISK, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TOLL, TOLL COLLECTION, TOLLS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC INFORMATION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRANSMISSION, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBANIZATION, USER, USER CHARGES, USERS, UTILITIES, VALUATION, VIDEO,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/16279570/republic-congo-public--private-partnership-telecommunications-infrastructure-projects-twict-republic-congo-public-private-partnership-telecommunications-infrastructure-projects-twict
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12540
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