World Bank2013-02-262013-02-262011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12506This paper outlines the role of government in infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the telecommunication industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also summarizes the state of Congo's telecommunication infrastructure, the advantages of Open Access Network (OAN) as a Broadband PPP Business Model, as well as risks allocated to the implementation of the project and proposes the World Bank Group risk mitigation instruments.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICEACCIDENTSACTUAL COSTSADSLAIRPORTSARBITRATIONBACK-UPBACKBONEBACKBONESBALANCE SHEETBANDWIDTHBANK GUARANTEEBANK GUARANTEESBANK LOANBONDBONDSBOTTLENECKSBROADBANDBUDGET CONSTRAINTSBUSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS MODELBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL INVESTMENTCASH FLOWSCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANK LOANSCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONNECTIVITYCREDITORSDAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONSDEBTDEBT FINANCINGDEFAULT RISKSDEFAULTSDEVALUATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDUE DILIGENCEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRICITYELIGIBLE INVESTMENTSEQUIPMENTEQUIPMENTSEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITUREEXPROPRIATIONFACE AMOUNTFINANCIAL BURDENFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL MARKETFIXED RATE LOANSFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFORMS OF DEBTFUELSGOVERNMENT ENTITYGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGUARANTEE PRODUCTSHARMONIZATIONHOST COUNTRYHOST GOVERNMENTICTINFLATIONINFLATION RATEINFLATION RISKINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCINGINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINSURANCE PREMIUMSINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE CHANGEINTEREST RATE RISKINTERNAL OPERATIONINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONINVESTMENT FUNDSISPSLAWSLEGISLATIONLENDERSLETTERS OF CREDITLIABILITYLICENSELICENSESLIQUIDITYLOCAL CURRENCYMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMAINTENANCE COSTSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET FAILURESMARKET PLAYERMARKET RISKSMARKET SHARESMARKETINGMATERIALMATURITIESMATURITYMOBILE NETWORKSMOBILE SERVICESMOBILE TELEPHONYNATIONAL SECURITYNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNETWORK INFRASTRUCTURESNETWORK SERVICENETWORKSNEW MARKETSNONPAYMENTOPEN ACCESSOPERATING RISKPARTIAL GUARANTEESPARTIAL RISKPAYMENT OBLIGATIONSPENETRATION RATEPERFORMANCE RISKSPOLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISKSPOPULATION DENSITYPRESENT VALUEPRIVATE CAPITALPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE LENDERPRIVATE LENDERSPRIVATE PARTIESPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE PARTYPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SECTORSPRIVATIZATIONPROPERTY OWNERSPROPERTY RIGHTPROVISIONSPUBLICPUBLIC BUDGETPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC PERCEPTIONPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESRAILRED LIGHTRELIABILITYREPUDIATIONRESULTRETURNRETURN ON EQUITYREVENUE COLLECTIONREVENUE GUARANTEESREVENUE POTENTIALRISK SHARINGROADROAD MAINTENANCEROAD USERROAD USERSROADSSAFETYSAFETY REGULATIONSSANITATIONSATELLITESERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSOVEREIGN RISKSSPECTRUM MANAGEMENTSPEEDSSWAPSWAPSTANGIBLE ASSETSTARGETSTAXTAX RATETAX RATESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY RISKTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELEPHONETOLLTOLL COLLECTIONTOLLSTRAFFICTRAFFIC INFORMATIONTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRANSMISSIONTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURESUNIVERSAL ACCESSURBANIZATIONUSERUSER CHARGESUSERSUTILITIESVALUATIONVIDEOWATER SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/12506