World Bank2013-02-272013-02-272011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12540This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICEACCIDENTSACTUAL COSTSAIRPORTSARBITRATIONBACK-UPBACKBONEBACKBONESBALANCE SHEETBANDWIDTHBANK GUARANTEEBANK GUARANTEESBANK LOANBONDBONDSBROADBANDBUDGET CONSTRAINTSBUSINESS MODELBUSINESSESCAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL INVESTMENTCASH FLOWSCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANK LOANSCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCREDITORSDAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONSDEBTDEBT FINANCINGDEFAULT RISKSDEFAULTSDEVALUATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDUE DILIGENCEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEGOVERNMENTELECTRICITYELIGIBLE INVESTMENTSEQUIPMENTEQUIPMENTSEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITUREEXPROPRIATIONFACE AMOUNTFINANCIAL BURDENFINANCIAL INFORMATIONFINANCIAL MARKETFIXED RATE LOANSFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFORMS OF DEBTFUELSGOVERNMENT ENTITYGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGUARANTEE PRODUCTSHOST COUNTRYHOST GOVERNMENTICTINFLATIONINFLATION RATEINFLATION RISKINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCINGINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTALLATIONINSTITUTIONINSTRUMENTINSURANCEINSURANCE PREMIUMSINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE CHANGEINTEREST RATE RISKINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL GATEWAYSINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONINVESTMENT FUNDSLAWSLEGISLATIONLENDERSLETTERS OF CREDITLIABILITYLICENSELICENSESLOCAL CURRENCYMAINTENANCE COSTSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET EFFICIENCYMARKET FAILURESMARKET RISKSMATERIALMATURITIESMATURITYMOBILE PHONEMOBILE SERVICESMOBILE TELEPHONYNATIONAL SECURITYNATURAL DISASTERSNETWORKSNEW MARKETSNONPAYMENTOPEN ACCESSOPERATING RISKPARTIAL GUARANTEESPARTIAL RISKPAYMENT OBLIGATIONSPERFORMANCE RISKSPOLITICAL RISKPOLITICAL RISKSPRESENT 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 SERVICESRED LIGHTREGULATORY AUTHORITYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRELIABILITYREPUDIATIONRESULTRETURNRETURN ON EQUITYREVENUE COLLECTIONREVENUE GUARANTEESREVENUE POTENTIALRISK SHARINGROADROAD MAINTENANCEROAD USERROAD USERSROADSROUTESAFETYSAFETY REGULATIONSSATELLITESERVICE PROVIDERSSHAREHOLDERSOVEREIGN RISKSSPEEDSSWAPSTANGIBLE ASSETSTARGETSTAXTAX RATETAX RATESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY RISKTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSTELEPHONETELEPHONESTELEPHONYTOLLTOLL COLLECTIONTOLLSTRAFFICTRAFFIC INFORMATIONTRAFFIC MANAGEMENTTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURESUNIVERSAL ACCESSURBANIZATIONUSERUSER CHARGESUSERSUTILITIESVALUATIONVIDEOWorld Bank10.1596/12540