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MM: Telecommunications Sector Reform (P145534)
MM: Telecommunications Sector Reform (P145534)
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Myanmar | Transport & ICT Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 30-Jun-2017 | ISR28652 |
Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Planning and Finance
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date:06-Feb-2014 Effectiveness Date:27-May-2014
Planned Mid Term Review Date:24-Apr-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:24-Apr-2017
Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2019
Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The development objectives of the project are to: (a) improve the enabling environment for the telecommunications sector and extend coverage in
selected remote pilot locations; and (b) establish priority eGovernment technological foundations and institutional capacity for Government to
embark on its public sector reform program.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
PHRPDODEL
Components
Name
Creating an enabling environment for connectivity:(Cost $14.00 M)
Extending connectivity to rural areas:(Cost $10.65 M)
Enabling eGovernment Foundations:(Cost $4.79 M)
Project Implementation Support:(Cost $2.06 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
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Implementation Status and Key Decisions
Project implementation has progressed since the last ISR.
1. Spectrum Roadmap was completed. The project supported PTD to design the spectrum auction frameworks and procedures, and 2.6GHz
spectrum auction was held successfully during the October 2016 implementation support mission in Nay Pyi Taw. Allocation of 1800 Mhz spectrum
auction to mobile operators is completed. Spectrum monitoring system work will be completed in July, 2017.
2. Establishment of Myanmar Communications Regulatory Commission, an independent telecom regulator in Myanmar and associated amendments
to other existing laws, have been prepared. After internal clearances within MOTC consultation process with various stakeholders has started.
3. Corporatization of Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT). The mission recommended that the Government complete the corporatization
of MPT by December 2017.
4. Development of Universal Service Strategy, Universal Service Fund Manual, implementation procedures and design of pilot programs: The
contract with the consultant was signed and the work is under implementation. Draft strategy is under review by MoTC and after internal clearances, the
consultation process on strategy should start in July, 2017 so that strategy is adopted by the government by September, 2017. Component 2 Extending
Connectivity to Rural Areas ($10.6 million, about 35 percent of the total Project value), is the largest component of the Project. Under this component,
the rural sites will be finalized in September 2017.
5. Development of Myanmar National Portal. The contract has been awarded. Official launch of the Myanmar National Portal is expected to be in
December 2017.
6. e-Leadership. Training will be rolled out to parliamentarians , cabinet and senior government officials, as well as IT focal personnel in government
agencies in August-September 2017.
7. Considering the progress of activities noted above, particularly the finalization of rural pilot sites, it is expected that the Porject's disbursements will
increase from December 2017 onwards.
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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 -- Substantial Substantial
Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate
Other -- -- --
Overall -- Substantial Substantial
Results
Project Development Objective Indicators
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PHINDPDOTBL
Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 4.00 6.00 10.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 11-Dec-2015 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDPDOTBL
Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00
PHINDPDOTBL
Myanmar Communications Regulatory Commission Established as an Independent Institution by the End CY2015 (Yes/No,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N N N Y
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDPDOTBL
Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 10.00 95.46 85.00 70.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDPDOTBL
Percentage of Spectrum Assignments Made within 30 days of Application. (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 10.00 12.00 15.00 70.00
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Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2015 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDPDOTBL
Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 2.00 18.00 40.00 25.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2015 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDPDOTBL
Myanmar National Portal Operational (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N N N Y
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
Overall Comments
Myanmar Communications Regulatory Commission Established as an Independent Institution by the End CY2015: The consultation
process for MCRC has started, and this is the first time that Myanmar will set up an independent regulator (in any sector), so the consultation will
take more time than originally planned. The team is helping PTD by sharing best practice (international) to provide support during the process.
Percentage of Spectrum Assignments Made within 30 days of Application. During the midterm review, the team discussed and agreed with
PTD to prepare cost estimates and specifications for a robust spectrum management system by mid-August 2017, which will help to expedite
spectrum assignments to meet the PDO target.
Myanmar National Portal Operational. The contact ($1.6 million) between the MoTC and FPT, Vietnam, was signed in April 2017. The
Myanmar National Portal is likely to be operational in December 2017. The ITCSD has to set up an interministerial committee and assign two
full-time technical experts to work on the portal project.
Intermediate Results Indicators
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PHINDIRITBL
Number of Licensed Telecommunications Operators (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 1.00 20.00 48.00 10.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 07-Aug-2015 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDIRITBL
Spectrum Management and Monitoring System Established (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N N N Y
Date 02-Dec-2013 07-Aug-2015 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDIRITBL
Myanmar Post and Telecommunications Corporatized (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N N N Y
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDIRITBL
Unversal Service Strategy Adopted (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value N N N Y
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
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PHINDIRITBL
Number of Rural Telecom Pilots Implemented (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDIRITBL
Number of Applications Available on the National Portal (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
PHINDIRITBL
Number of eGovernment Visioning and Capacity Building Training Conducted with (1) Senior Government Officials, and (2)
line level project executives (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00
Date 02-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2016 01-May-2017 28-Jun-2019
Overall Comments
MPT Corporatization, universal services, strategy, and rural telecommunications pilots. Details on the reasons for delay are given in the
Action section of ISR.
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed
P145534 IDA-53530 Effective XDR 20.60 20.60 0.00 5.88 14.72 29%
Key Dates (by loan)
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Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P145534 IDA-53530 Effective 06-Feb-2014 04-Apr-2014 27-May-2014 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019
Cumulative Disbursements
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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