ASTCA schedules repairs to the BLAST Undersea Cable connecting the Manu’a Islands
Pago Pago, American Samoa — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) has announced that scheduled repairs to the undersea portion of the BLAST fiber-optic cable system, connecting Tu

![To ensure safe operations, while working to repair the undersea portion of the BLST fiber-optic cable system to the Manu’a Islands, ASTCA is coordinating with Department of Public Safety (DPS), American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources (DMWR), Search and Rescue (SAR), Department of Health (DOH), and NOAA. [photo: ASTCA] BLAST crew](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/image_9.png?itok=xv0UBOIW)







![Participants in the Women, Peace and Security Symposium pose for a group photo in Apia, Samoa, in support of Pacific Partnership 2025, Oct. 23. Now, in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increased security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. [U.S. Navy photo by Mass Comm Specialist Seamen Elijah Webb] Participants in the Women, Peace and Security Symposium](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/peace_symposium.jpeg?itok=ffTNBxpn)