(b) In the other, the operator receives an intangible asset - a right to charge for use
of the infrastructure assets that it constructs (or upgrades) and then operates and
maintains for a specified period of time. A right to charge users is not an
unconditional right to receive cash because the amounts are contingent on the
extent to which the public uses the service.
Sometimes, a single arrangement may contain both types: to the extent that the grantor
has given an unconditional guarantee of payment for the construction (or upgrade) of
the infrastructure assets, the operator has a financial asset; to the extent that the
operator receives a right to charge the public for using the service the operator has an
intangible asset.
Accounting – financial asset model