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Manu’a Islands, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu’a is still experiencing a partial outage with Broadband being the only service that is currently active with a stable connection, although speeds have been reduced using the VSAT (satellite) solution.
The American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority on Friday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASTCA stated in a press release Monday night that the semi-antonymous government agency chartered a Samoa Airways aircraft to the Manu’a Islands on Sunday during a brief weather opening. The flight transported emergency Engineering teams, Field crew, supplies and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) ASTCA has updated the status of their services outage in Manu’a. Sunday evening a press release was issued stating that improved weather conditions are now permitting ASTCA crews to charter a Samoa Airways aircraft...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) ASTCA issued a press release on earlier Saturday saying that the Manu’a islands are experiencing a full service outage affecting Landline, Broadband, TV and LTE Mobile services.
Efforts to determine the cause of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two weeks ago, Samoa News received information that Aleki Sene Jr. had been suspended from his role as chair of the board of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) — until further notice. A source told Samoa News that the decision to suspend Sene Jr was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The chair of the America Samoa Telecommunication Authority (ASTCA) Board, Aleki Sene Jr has been suspended from his role, as chair — until further notice.
A source told Samoa News that the decision to suspend Sene Jr was based on the issue that there is a conflict of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an advertisement posted, starting yesterday on its website, the American Samoa TeleCommunication Authority (ASTCA) is looking to hire a new chief executive officer, who will work closely with the ASTCA board of directors, serving as the primary link between the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority and Bluesky Communications “have elected to participate” in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program), a new initiative by the US Federal Communications Commission, according to FCC public records.
Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The termination letter served to the former CEO of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) Ms. Falavaoto Sualevai was carried out according to the law and was also carefully reviewed by the ASTCA Board. This was the response by the Chairman of the Board...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Mar. 29th memorandum, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga is allowing all government entities to procure telecommunication services from any organization so long as laws are followed.
Lemanu’s memo titled ‘Procurement of Telecommunication Services’...






![Aleki Sene Jr, whose family name has long been synonymous with ASTCA. [photo from website] Aleki Sene Jr](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/alex-sene-jr-transparent-original-photo-copy_3_copy.jpg?itok=QCUVWQV6)



![“Departments, offices, agencies, and authorities may procure telecommunications services from any organization so long as they comply with applicable procurement laws and rules,” Lemanu said in the brief memo addressed to his cabinet members. [SN file photo] Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_lemanu_at_desk_0493_13.jpg?itok=n-YGK5J1)