Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Papua New Guinea | Transport & ICT Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2011 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 23-Sep-2016 | ISR24663 | Implementing Agencies: National ICT Authority (NICTA), Department of Communication and Information Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:22-Jul-2010 Effectiveness Date:07-Mar-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date:24-Feb-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:06-Mar-2014 Original Closing Date:31-Aug-2015 Revised Closing Date:31-Aug-2017 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to improve access to telecommunications infrastructure and services in rural and remote areas of PNG. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Technical Assistance for NICTA:(Cost $1.60 M) UAS Demonstration Projects:(Cost $12.10 M) Technical Assistance for DCI:(Cost $0.80 M) Project Management:(Cost $0.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 9/23/2016 Page 1 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The current disbursement rate stands at 54.6 percent of the total XDR credit. 12 months is left until the project closing in August 2017. The two contracts for the Mobile Internet upgrade UAS demonstration subprojects (total US$4.5 million) were signed with Digicel and Telikom on August 17, and nearly 90 percent of the credit proceeds are now committed. Due to a lack of qualified bids, NICTA decided to drop the school community access point subproject, and the amount ($0.5million) was reallocated to a second tender for the Mobile Internet upgrade subproject, which closed on August 16. NICTA is currently finalizing the evaluation of the bids received. Procurement processes for the additional policy and regulatory TAs have been extremely slow, but are expected to be signed shortly. The draft set of UAS rules and regulations remains under review by the office of the State Solicitor, before it can be submitted to the National Executive Council (NEC) for endorsement. 9/23/2016 Page 2 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) 9/23/2016 Page 3 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) 9/23/2016 Page 4 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) 9/23/2016 Page 5 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate 9/23/2016 Page 6 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Direct Project Beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 41114.00 41114.00 36900.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 Comments The maximum number of active mobile subscribers from the BTS installed in the first UAS project. PHINDPDOTBL  Indirect project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 474734.00 474734.00 265000.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  of which female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 237367.00 237367.00 132500.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions provinces targeted by the Project (number of subscribers per 100 inhabitants) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/23/2016 Page 7 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) Value 31.00 45.00 60.00 11.00 Date 31-Dec-2009 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2015 Comments NICTA's best estimates calculated at the national level. This is due to continued lack of cooperation by the operators to provide by District & disaggregated data. PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in Internet usage in rural district centers (annual increase in users) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 35.00 30.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2013 Comments NICTA's best estimates calculated at the national level. This is due to continued lack of cooperation by the operators to provide by District & disaggregated data. This includes mobile Internet coverage. Overall Comments M&E continues to be moderately unsatisfactory due to the operators' lack of cooperation in providing disaggregated data (at the Province/District levels). The forthcoming NICTA TA will provide support to improving M&E. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  The average distance to the closest telephone in the provices targeted by the Project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 80.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 9/23/2016 Page 8 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) PHINDIRITBL  Increased percentage of district centers with public Internet access points (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 PHINDIRITBL  UAS fund operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 09-Mar-2012 PHINDIRITBL  Successful Demonstration Projects undertaken by UAS Secretariat (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 9/23/2016 Page 9 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of population coverage [of telecommunications services] in the provinces targeted by the Project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 92.00 95.00 70.00 Date 17-Jun-2010 31-Dec-2015 18-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2017 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P107782 IDA-47910 Effective XDR 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.46 4.54 55% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P107782 IDA-47910 Effective 22-Jul-2010 09-Aug-2010 07-Mar-2011 31-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2017 Cumulative Disbursements 9/23/2016 Page 10 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report PG: Rural Communications Project (P107782) Restructuring History Level Approved on 06-Aug-2013 ,Level 2 Approved on 11-Aug-2014 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/23/2016 Page 11 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy