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Wor
ld B
ank
Stud
ies
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ity &
Regi
onal
Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Enha
ncin
g Pa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
UN
–O
HRL
LS
New
Yor
k
Nov
embe
r 5th
2008
Coun
try
mee
ting
surv
ey
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Ope
rato
rs
Regu
lato
rs
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Cont
ent o
f the
rep
ort
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Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
A g
eogr
aphy
cha
lleng
e
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086
FS M
icro
nesi
a
Fren
ch
Pol
ynes
ia
Niu
e
Coo
k is
d
PN
G
Pal
au
Mar
shal
l Isd
Sol
omon
Isd
Kiri
bati
Van
uatu
Fiji
Tong
a
Sam
oa
Tim
or
Lest
e
Haw
aii
New
Ze
alan
d
Wal
lis &
Fu
tuna
1100
km
600
km11
50 k
m
650
km55
0 km
1500
km 28
00km
750k
m
2250
km
2850
km
850
km 27
00 k
m 21
00 k
m
1900
km
1850
km
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km
1400
km
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km
1650
km
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km14
50 k
m
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km 2250
km
1300
km
1600
km
600
km
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km
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km 2100
km
2000
km
2400
km
11
50 k
m
750
km
4200
km
1300
km
2100
km
4100
km
900
km
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icro
nesi
a
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ch
Pol
ynes
ia
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e
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k is
d
PN
G
Pal
au
Mar
shal
l Isd
Sol
omon
Isd
Kiri
bati
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uatu
Fiji
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a
Sam
oa
Tim
or
Lest
e
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aii
New
Ze
alan
d
Wal
lis &
Fu
tuna
1100
km
600
km11
50 k
m
650
km55
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1500
km 28
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m
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km
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m
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km
1600
km
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km
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km
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km 2100
km
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km
2400
km
11
50 k
m
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km
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km
1300
km
2100
km
4100
km
900
km
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
A r
egul
ator
y ch
alle
nge
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087
Inte
rnat
iona
l ga
tew
ayIn
tern
et S
ervi
ceW
irel
ess
tele
phon
yFi
xed
lines
and
te
leph
ony
Leas
ed li
nes
Sam
oa
M
CSa
moa
tel a
nd D
igic
el
both
hav
e a
sate
llite
June
200
9: e
xclu
sivi
ty
rem
oved
and
mar
ket w
ill
be fu
lly o
pene
d.
C3
ISP
CSa
moa
tel (
Go
Mob
ile) &
D
igic
el
MSa
moa
Tel
MSa
moa
Tel
Tong
a
MTC
C, b
ut D
igic
el c
an b
uy
sate
llite
ban
dwid
th fo
r its
ow
n ne
eds
CTC
C, D
igic
elC
TCC,
Dig
icel
M TCC
C
Fiji
MFi
ntel
, but
TFL
& D
igic
el
have
thei
r ow
n sa
telli
te
CCo
nnec
t, U
nwir
ed a
nd
Kida
net
MC
Voda
fone
, and
soo
n D
igic
el
MC
TFL,
but
Fin
tel h
as s
ome
cust
omer
s
MC
TFL,
but
Fin
tel h
as s
ome
cust
omer
s
Van
uatu
M TVL
but D
igic
el c
an a
nsw
er
its o
wn
need
s
M TVL
CTV
L &
DIG
ICEL
M TVL
Unt
il 20
12
M TVL
Unt
il 20
12
Solo
mon
Isla
nds
PNG
MPN
G T
elik
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igic
el is
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top
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g its
ow
n sa
telli
te
CTi
are
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ikom
), D
altr
on,
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ec, G
loba
l Te
chno
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, Dat
anet
s
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or-L
este
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bati
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shal
l Isl
ands
FS M
icro
nesi
aPa
lau
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NCC
)
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SMTC
)
MO
ur T
elec
om u
ntil
2018
M (T
SKL)
M (M
ITA
)
M (T
imor
Tel
ecom
)
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Curr
ent c
ount
ry d
eman
d fo
r in
tern
atio
nal b
andw
idth
•In
-cou
ntry
dat
a fo
r vi
site
d co
untr
ies,
ITU
dat
a fo
r ot
hers
•Re
conc
iled
with
dat
a on
Pop
ulat
ion,
Pen
etra
tion,
Usa
ge p
er
user
, con
tent
ion
/ co
mpr
essi
on
•Si
mpl
ex to
Dup
lex
conv
ersi
on
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1/20
088
Coun
try
band
wid
thfo
reca
st(1
7 PI
Cs)
04/1
1/20
089
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Subm
arin
eca
ble
vs. S
atel
lite
04/1
1/20
0811
Subm
arin
eca
ble
(SPI
N o
ffer
)
Subm
arin
eca
ble
(SPI
N o
ffer
)Sa
telli
teSa
telli
teM
in:
20M
US$
di
sc. o
ver
25y
Min
: 20
MU
S$
disc
. ove
r 25
y
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
In s
ervi
ce a
nd p
lann
ed b
ackb
one
links
04/1
1/20
0812
Nam
eSt
atus
Opp
ortu
nity
Sout
hern
Cros
sIn
ser
vice
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haul
ing
in F
iji
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dwan
a an
d Pi
cot
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ervi
ceBa
ckha
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gin
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-Cal
edon
ia
APN
G-2
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ervi
ceEx
clus
ivel
y fo
r PN
G, s
hort
term
PACR
IM W
est (
Nor
thpa
rt)
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omm
issi
oned
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nsiv
ere
use
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ervi
ceN
one
(no
avai
labl
eBU
)
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ey-H
awai
iIn
ser
vice
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e (n
o av
aila
ble
BU)
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ervi
ceN
one
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allc
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ervi
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t Aus
tral
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ser
vice
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e (W
est A
ustr
alia
)
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anne
dBa
ckha
ulin
g fo
r PN
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nd S
olom
on
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nds
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2Pl
anne
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ckha
ulin
gin
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land
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otua
Plan
ned
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in F
renc
h Po
lyne
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anne
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nesi
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ndip
ityPl
anne
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nesi
a
ASH
Plan
ned
Mai
nly
for
Sam
oas,
sho
rt te
rm
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IM E
ast (
Sout
h pa
rt)
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omm
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oned
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nsiv
ere
use
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fic U
nity
(Goo
gle)
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ned
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e (c
ompe
titio
non
tran
s-pa
cific
)
AA
GPl
anne
dN
one
(com
petit
ion
on tr
ans-
paci
fic)
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Scen
ario
s fo
r ne
twor
ks in
the
Paci
fic
04/1
1/20
0813
All
scen
ario
s, b
oth
regi
onal
or p
oint
-to
-poi
nt, h
ave
been
stu
died
econ
omic
ally
and
tech
nica
llyan
d ar
e de
taile
din
the
final
rep
ort
All
scen
ario
s, b
oth
regi
onal
or p
oint
-to
-poi
nt, h
ave
been
stu
died
econ
omic
ally
and
tech
nica
llyan
d ar
e de
taile
din
the
final
rep
ort
Gua
m –
Fiji
, 2 p
ath
Fiji
–Fr
ench
Pol
ynes
ia, 2
pat
h
Phili
ppin
e –
New
Cal
edon
ia, 1
pat
h
Phili
ppin
e –
Fiji,
1 pa
th
Solo
mon
–
Fiji,
1 p
ath
Mai
n pa
ths
with
in S
outh
Pac
ific
regi
on
Poin
t-to
-poi
nt v
s. s
ubre
gion
al
04/1
1/20
0815
Type
N
et ID
Net
wor
k na
me
Sam
oaTo
nga
Fiji
Van
uatu
Solo
mon
Is
land
sPN
G
28Fi
ji-N
ew C
aled
onia
X29
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oaX
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lom
onX
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ji-To
nga
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epea
ted
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edon
ia (P
oind
imie
)-Va
nuat
uX
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(PN
G -
New
Cal
edon
ia)
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FS (F
iji -
Solo
mon
)X
X9
FTTS
(Fiji
- To
nga
- Sam
oa) r
epea
ted
XX
13FN
C (F
iji -
New
Cal
edon
ia)
XX
6G
F so
uth
(Gua
m -
Fiji)
X8
NCF
PX
XX
XX
Pt2p
t lin
ks
Subr
egio
nal
netw
ork
Regi
onal
ne
twor
k
Opp
ortu
nity
for
a re
gion
alpr
ojec
t
04/1
1/20
0817
Type
N
et ID
Net
wor
k na
me
Min
imum
Max
imum
28Fi
ji-N
ew C
aled
onia
35.6
0.99
21.
611
29Fi
ji-Sa
moa
30.5
0.97
21.
521
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3.5
PPC
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lom
on17
.61.
156
2.01
731
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nrep
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.11.
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2.91
542
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edon
ia (P
oind
imie
)-Va
nuat
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178
1.97
215
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- N
ew C
aled
onia
)81
.50.
994
2.09
24
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iji -
Solo
mon
)60
.11.
171
2.05
99
FTTS
(Fiji
- To
nga
- Sam
oa) r
epea
ted
46.1
1.03
21.
581
13FN
C (F
iji -
New
Cal
edon
ia)
51.8
1.02
01.
661
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F so
uth
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196.
20.
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3.79
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ks
Subr
egio
nal
netw
ork
Regi
onal
ne
twor
k
STM
1 pr
ice
(MU
S$/y
ear)
CAPE
X (M
US$
)
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Regi
onal
proj
ect:
NCF
P
% in
tern
atio
nal t
raff
ic
Am
eric
an S
amoa
50%
Cook
Isla
nds
100%
Fiji
20%
Fren
ch P
olyn
esia
20%
New
Cal
edon
ia20
%
Niu
e10
0%
Sam
oa50
%
Solo
mon
Isla
nds
100%
Tong
a10
0%
Van
uatu
100%
Wal
lis &
Fut
una
100%
04/1
1/20
0818
$71
610
517
$101
965
920
$34
694
065
$44
170
500
$0
$50
000
000
$100
000
000
$150
000
000
$200
000
000
$250
000
000
$300
000
000
Land
ing s
tatio
n co
st in
clud
ing S
LTE
Mar
ine
Surv
ey a
nd o
pera
tions
Wet
Pla
ntSu
bmar
ine
Cabl
e co
st
Tota
l dist
ance
(km
) :
9
597
Aver
age
cabl
e co
st p
er k
m (U
S $)
:
746
1
Num
ber o
f rep
eate
rs :
11
6
Mar
ine
oper
atio
n (d
ays)
:
207
Mai
n co
st d
rive
rs
$252
M
Num
ber o
f lan
ding
stat
ions
:
9
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Cost
allo
catio
n to
cou
ntri
es
04/1
1/20
0819
Coun
try
Spur
leng
th (k
m)
Spur
& la
ndin
g st
atio
n co
st (U
S$)
Mai
n Ba
ckbo
ne
(US$
) To
tal c
ost
(US$
)
Am
eric
an S
amoa
1
96
9 9
02 0
24
10
462
336
2
0 36
4 35
9
Cook
Isla
nds
326
1
2 43
0 92
3
10
462
336
2
2 89
3 25
9
Niu
e 2
69
11 1
50 0
14
10
462
336
21 6
12 3
49
Sam
oa
226
1
1 47
9 19
1
10
462
336
2
1 94
1 52
7
Tong
a 6
75
20
485
875
1
0 46
2 33
6
30
948
211
So
lom
on Is
land
s 1
369
33
843
318
1
0 46
2 33
6 44
305
653
V
anua
tu
840
23
587
411
1
0 46
2 33
6 34
049
747
W
allis
& F
utun
a 1
95
9 5
68 7
22
10
462
336
2
0 03
1 05
7
Fiji
- 4
907
833
1
0 46
2 33
6
15
370
169
Fr
ench
Pol
ynes
ia
- -
10
462
336
10 4
62 3
36
New
Cal
edon
ia
- -
1
0 46
2 33
6
10
462
336
To
tal
4 09
513
7 35
5 31
1 1
15 0
85 6
91
252
441
002
Cost
sal
loca
ted
base
don
spu
rle
ngth
Sec
tion
10
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Sim
plifi
edN
CFP
(4 c
ount
ries
)
Coun
try
Spur
leng
th(k
m)
Spur
& la
ndin
g st
atio
n co
st (U
S$)
Am
eric
an S
amoa
196
9 90
2 02
4 Co
ok Is
land
s32
6 12
430
923
N
iue
269
11 1
50 0
14
Sam
oa22
6 11
479
191
To
nga
675
20 4
85 8
75
Solo
mon
Isla
nds
1 36
9 33
843
318
V
anua
tu84
0 23
587
411
04/1
1/20
0821
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Dec
isio
nta
ble
Poin
t-to
-po
int p
roje
cts
Subr
egio
nal
proj
ects
NCF
P pr
ojec
tSi
mpl
ified
NCF
P pr
ojec
ts
SPIN
co
mm
erci
al
offe
r
Tota
l CA
PEX
(MU
S$)
127
106
252
115+
Land
ing
stat
ions
(4
MU
S$ e
ach)
Pric
e ra
nge
(MU
S$ p
er
year
)
0.97
2 to
2.
915
0.99
4 to
2.
092
0.91
0 to
2.
451
0.48
8 to
2.
357
1.5
“gua
rant
eed”
Proj
ect
com
plex
ity
Cond
itio
nsFi
ji: S
outh
ern
Cros
s pr
ice
NC
and
PPC1
: rig
ht to
con
nect
OPT
s: b
ackh
aulc
ondi
tions
Tran
s-pa
cific
traf
ficSP
IN a
bilit
y to
ex
ecut
e
04/1
1/20
0822
Choo
seth
e ri
ght p
roje
ctfo
r th
e re
gion
once
th
e co
ndit
ions
are
met
Choo
seth
e ri
ght p
roje
ctfo
r th
e re
gion
once
th
e co
ndit
ions
are
met
Paci
fic C
onne
ctiv
ityPa
cific
Con
nect
ivity
Chal
leng
es fo
r ne
w r
egul
ator
sCh
alle
nges
for
new
reg
ulat
ors
•Fu
ndin
g m
ay s
till b
e su
bjec
t to
norm
al
gove
rnm
ent b
udge
tary
pro
cess
es, w
ith o
nly
limite
d sp
endi
ng a
utho
rity
•Li
mite
d au
tono
my
from
gov
ernm
ent
proc
esse
s (e
.g. p
rocu
rem
ent)
•Bu
ildin
g ca
paci
ty w
hile
man
agin
g w
orkl
oad
•D
evel
op p
roce
sses
and
pro
cedu
res
that
are
tr
ansp
aren
t and
pre
dict
able
•Re
cogn
ize
and
man
age
litig
atio
n ri
sk
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
A r
egio
nal s
uppo
rt fa
cilit
yA
reg
iona
l sup
port
faci
lity
•Le
vera
ging
nat
iona
l res
ourc
es b
y po
olin
g sc
arce
ski
lls
in a
n au
tono
mou
s re
gion
al fa
cilit
y•
Func
tions
:Se
ctor
dat
a an
d pu
blis
h an
nual
reg
iona
l sur
vey;
Prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
pack
ages
on
key
polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
th
emes
;A
dvis
ory
serv
ices
to p
olic
ymak
ers
and
regu
lato
rs;
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emen
ts o
f bes
t pra
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e se
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pol
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and
law
s an
d re
gula
tory
inst
rum
ents
(lic
ense
s; in
terc
onne
ctio
n pr
inci
ples
, etc
)Su
ppor
t for
trai
ning
and
cap
acity
bui
ldin
g;Ro
ster
s of
exp
ertis
e fr
om o
ther
sou
rces
.
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Bene
fits
Bene
fits
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n ef
ficie
nt u
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f sca
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s
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ning
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ity –
thro
ugh
cont
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us
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gem
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bui
lds
a kn
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tanc
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PIRF
, A
CMA
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egio
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ator
y Fa
cilit
yR
egio
nal R
egul
ator
y Fa
cilit
y
Info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
Hig
h
Res
ourc
e /In
stitu
tiona
l R
equi
rem
ents
:R
esou
rce
/Inst
itutio
nal
Req
uire
men
ts:
Ran
ge o
f Fac
ility
Opt
ions
in th
e Pa
cific
and
rela
ted
func
tiona
l R
ange
of F
acili
ty O
ptio
ns in
the
Paci
fic a
nd re
late
d fu
nctio
nal a
ttrib
utes
:at
trib
utes
:
On-
line
Reg
iona
l R
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Faci
lity
w/ p
hysi
cal
pres
ence
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rnat
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mpl
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= Tr
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-Bas
ed
Opt
ions
Opt
ions
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Opt
ions
Opt
ions
•A
n on
line
faci
lity
(pro
s –
redu
ced
cost
s; e
asie
r to
est
ablis
h: c
ons
–di
ffic
ult t
o su
ppor
t ef
fect
ive
advi
sory
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s; m
ay n
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uch
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xist
ing
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sour
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phy
sica
l fac
ility
in th
e re
gion
(pro
s –
high
er
impa
ct th
roug
h ad
viso
ry s
ervi
ces
and
men
tori
ng c
apab
ility
: con
s –
high
er c
osts
; fin
ding
the
righ
t peo
ple)
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iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reco
mm
enda
tions
Reco
mm
enda
tions
Esta
blis
h ph
ysic
al fa
cilit
y w
ith s
taff
ons
ite;
Func
tions
to b
e as
list
ed a
bove
;In
itial
sta
ffin
g le
vels
(2-3
per
sons
), w
ith fl
exib
ility
to
incr
ease
as
dem
and
prov
en a
nd r
esou
rces
per
mit;
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lity
man
ager
;Co
nsid
er fe
asib
ility
of p
rem
ises
sha
ring
at W
orld
Ban
k Sy
dney
off
ice
for
an in
itial
est
ablis
hmen
t per
iod
(2-3
ye
ars)
;G
over
nanc
e -A
n ad
viso
ry b
oard
of q
ualif
ied
nom
inee
s of
is
land
cou
ntri
es to
con
side
r an
nual
bud
get,
bus
ines
s an
d fin
anci
ng p
lan. R
egio
nal R
egul
ator
y Fa
cilit
yR
egio
nal R
egul
ator
y Fa
cilit
y
Act
ions
to c
ome
Act
ions
to c
ome
•N
ext s
teps
:Pr
epar
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
;
Dev
elop
initi
al w
ork
plan
, ful
ly c
oste
dbu
dget
and
fu
ndin
g pl
an;
Secu
re fu
ndin
g co
mm
itmen
ts;
Dev
elop
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
prog
ram
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Reg
iona
l Reg
ulat
ory
Faci
lity
Cont
acts
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Nat
asha
Bes
chor
ner
nbes
chor
ner@
wor
ldba
nk.o
rg
Dav
id S
atol
a
dsat
ola@
wor
ldba
nk.o
rg
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site
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