TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Appraising and diligencing projects and investments
We help clients with…
Regulatory due diligence on telecommunications sector investments, identifying commercial, regulatory and political risks, and recommending strategies.
Regulation of Broadband Network Charges, New Zealand
Castalia helped Chorus, New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company, identify two regulatory options that would deliver effective price regulation without distorting consumer choice. Chorus was uncertain about the potential future regulatory settings in New Zealand because of the structural separation of its parent company, Telecom New Zealand. Read more
Merging an Existing Cable TV Network Into a National Ultra-Fast Broadband Network, Australia
Castalia helped a client prepare a rationale for freeing up capacity on its Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) Cable network and incorporating it into the National Broadband Network. Our client, a cable TV company, aimed to create value by enabling its HFC network to form part of a government plan to create a universal fiber network. This could be made possible by switching delivery of TV from HFC to satellite. Read more
Satellite PPP, Indonesia
Castalia appraised the financial and fiscal risk of Indonesia’s satellite project and advised the Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF) on the best way to structure the guarantee. Indonesia wanted to procure a private sector partner to develop, launch, and manage a satellite to serve demand in the outlying islands. The project needed a guarantee to be bankable. Read more
Services
Transforming telecommunications sectors to ensure universal access to high-quality broadband, in a way that combines appropriate government support with private ... Read more
Assessing market strategies and forecasting pricing trends and consumer behavior. We analyze the effects on competition of vertical integration between ... Read more
Designing regulatory regimes for the national broadband networks, with a particular focus on rules for vertical integration, non-discrimination, and operating ... Read more
Blending private and public finance into viable deal structures for fiber and satellite networks, combining government and multilateral grants, loans, ... Read more
Expert evidence when disputes arise, providing authoritative, independent opinions on matters such as competition effects of mergers, contracts, and arrangements ... Read more
Appraising telecommunications sector policies, using economic tools to assess whether new policies will create a net social benefit. ... Read more
