Papua New Guinea - Third Telecommunications Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY L' 3 6 Report No. 8059-PNG STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT PAPUA NEW GUINEA THIRD TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT DECEMBER 4, 1989 Industry, Trade and Finance Division Asia Technical Department This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Juiy 1989) Currency unit = Kina (K) US$1.00 = K 0.87 K 1.00 = US$1.15 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 WEIGHTS AN4D MEASURES Metric System ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CSA - Commercial Statutory Authority CSO - Community service obligations DCL - Detecon/Coopers & Lybrand DOFP - Department of Finance and Planning FDMA - Frequency division multiple access GDP - Gross domestic product HF - High frequency ICB - International competitive bidding IDD - International direct dialing IRR - Internal rate of return ITU - International Telecommunications Union JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency K - Kina MIS - Management information system NEC - National Executive Council NPV - Net present value PABX - Pnvate automatic branch exchange PCO - Public call office PPF - Project Preparation Facility PTC - Post and Telecommunication Corporation ROI - Return on investment SCH - Single channel SCMC - Salaries and Conditions Monitoring Committee TDMA - Time division multiple access UHF - Ultra high frequency (300-3,000 MH4z) VHF - Very high frequency (30-300 MHz)  FOR OMCIAL USE ONLY PAPUA NEW GUINEA