I also looked at Community-owned Networks in a recent post – Laying the Foundations: Community-Owned Telecoms for the Falklands. In these posts, extreme models such as extending an exclusive license—which hasn’t worked for the islands—and complete nationalisation were ruled out in favour of some-to-be-defined ‘flavours’ of Public-Private Venture (PPV) models. Considerations for Selecting a ModelWhen evaluating which telecommunications model is best suited for the Falklands, several key factors must be taken into account. As a result, competition is likely best focused at the service (retail) level, rather than through duplicating infrastructure. Let’s evaluate some of the PPV business models that could be used in the Falkland Islands and categorise them into three tiers: top-tier, second-tier, and third-tier.