EBRD Electronic Communications Comparative Assessment of 32 Countries including Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
Co-Author with Cullen International, Premiere Dynamics and J. Kanervisto Consulting of this comprehensive report on the investment and regulatory context in these countries.
Middle East and Africa
Nigeria
Advisor to World Bank, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the National Broadband Committee, Nigeria Communications Commission and Nigeria Broadband Implementation Steering Committee on national broadband strategy, wholesale licensing and measures to encourage fiber infrastructure deployment in underserved areas.
Eswatini
Advisor to World Bank and Government on strategic options for EPTC, the state owned operator of national fiber infrastructure and international gateways.
West Africa Power Pool (WAPP)
Advisor to WAPP member governments on agreements for use of WAPP's dark fiber for telecom purposes.
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
Advisor on use of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) strategies for ICT infrastructure.
Sierra Leone
Subcontractor to Bmp Consultants (Germany), with Paris law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel to Government on SALCAB, which owns nation's submarine cable landing station and is constructing national and regional fiber backbone, on business plan for backbone PPP.
Mozambique
Advisor to multi-ministry government working group and national regulatory authority National Institute of Communications of Mozambique (INCM) on strategic options for Tmcel, the government owned mobile and fixed line operator which controls national fiber optic infrastructure. Also Advisor with Pyramid Research, Incyte Consulting and Vieira de Almeida to INCM (INCM) on amendment of telecommunications law and development of regulations and cost models. Pyramid Research and GVIC led workshops on Impact of Broadband Access and Fiscal Policy on Economic Development. Also Advisor to INCM on international tender process to award third mobile license and develop infrastructure sharing and national roaming regulations. Also Advisor with Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) on an economic study and workshop on fiscal impact of taxation of the telecommunications sector in Mozambique.
Liberia
Developed options for divestiture of Government's interest in Cable Consortium of Liberia (CCL), which owns ACE submarine landing station. Also development of universal access fund regulations with Incyte Consulting. With Incyte Consulting (Scotland), Great Village advised on development of regulatory regime, license, market analysis, SMP designation, price cap regulation for new ACE Monrovia cable landing point (CCL). Advisor to Government on international broadband connectivity options including ACE cable.
Advisor to World Bank to assist Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) on development of regulations addressing licensing, reference interconnection offer, consultation, confidentiality, dispute resolution, compliance and enforcement. Feasibility study to assess strategic options for Liberia Telecommunications Authority including privatization.
São Tomé and Príncipe
Financial and Technical Advisor to Government and national regulator (AGER) on membership in ACE submarine cable consortium, regulations, business plan and financial model for ACE STP SPV. Also Advisor to Government and AGER on acquisition by Visabeira of Portugal of a 51% interest in CST, the largest operator in STP from OI of Brazil.
The Gambia
Advisor to Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on development of Strategic Plan 2016-2018, employee skills assessment and training plan.
