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Ecuador
Support of Privatization and Modernization of Economy
Eccles Associates consulted on a multi-faceted program to support the Government of Ecuadors decentralization, privatization and modernization of state program.
· Designed and implemented participatory workshops to promote public understanding and positive perceptions about private sector participation in the delivery of public services, and the process of decentralization and modernization of state.
· Trained participants and facilitators in workshop methodology (train-the-trainers); the model is a consensual decision-making process. Completed stakeholder analysis and selected participants from a broad cross-section of the society.
· Assessed and evaluated the performance of CONAM, the national institution responsible for Ecuadors economic liberalization program.
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Honduras
Hondutel Privatization
In support of the Government of Honduras' privatization program and focussing on the Honduran Telephone Company, Hondutel, Eccles Associates worked as a subcontractor on a USAID assistance project. Eccles Associates conducted a review of the Telecommunications Regulatory framework to assess such issues as licensing new enterprises, market enforcement of investment requirements, monitoring sector performance and market structure, overseeing settlements between carriers,addressing complaints from service providers and end users, and implementing and enforcing policies. An Eccles Associates' telecommunications engineer was responsible for (i) drafting provisions to establish network and equipment technical standards; (ii) reviewing the technical valuation of Hondutel based on antiquity of equipment; and (iii) estimating actual equipment cost, present value and life expectancy, including outside plant installation, inside plant equipment, multiplex carriers, central office exchanges, radio microwave equipment and satellite terminals.
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Jamaica
Jamaican Water Privatization Project
Under subcontract, Eccles Associates joined a team on an USAID project to analyze the privatization process of the nation's water and sewer industry and recommend an optimal industry structure and regulatory framework. Eccles Associates surveyed each key financing agency to the Jamaican water/wastewater sector; analyzed the public and private financing plans for this industrial sector; and evaluated potential financing sources, such as debt and further development assistance, to clarify the optimal privatization scheme.
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua Telcomm. Privatization Project
Under an USAID project, Eccles Associates joined a project team to complete a technical review of Nicaragua's Telephone company (Telcor). The task was to examine the telephone network and prepare documentation containing a description of the equipment and installations and compute an approximate value for the equipment given their age and condition. An Eccles Associates' telecommunications engineer analyzed the performance of the network, including factors such as: Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF), availability, Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA), route dimensioning, traffic routing, capacity expansions and corrective observations.
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Honduras
Hondutel Privatization
In support of the Government of Honduras' privatization program and focussing on the Honduran Telephone Company, Hondutel, Eccles Associates conducted a review of the Telecommunications Regulatory framework to assess such issues as licensing new enterprises, market enforcement of investment requirements, monitoring sector performance and market structure, overseeing settlements between carriers,addressing complaints from service providers and end users, and implementing and enforcing policies. An Eccles Associates' telecommunications engineer was responsible for (i) drafting provisions to establish network and equipment technical standards; (ii) reviewing the technical valuation of Hondutel based on antiquity of equipment; and (iii) estimating actual equipment cost, present value and life expectancy, including outside plant installation, inside plant equipment, multiplex carriers, central office exchanges, radio microwave equipment and satellite terminals.
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Telcomm. Privatization Project
Eccles Associates joined a project team to complete a technical review of Nicaragua's Telephone company (Telcor). The task was to examine the telephone network and prepare documentation containing a description of the equipment and installations and compute an approximate value for the equipment given their age and condition. An Eccles Associates' telecommunications engineer analyzed the performance of the network, including factors such as: Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF), availability, Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA), route dimensioning, traffic routing, capacity expansions and corrective observations.
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