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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Twenty-four (24) trainees attended the 2026 ASTCA Tower Climber/Rescuer and Rigging Training Week, May 12-15.
This training week continued a partnership that was forged in 2024, when the training week was last hosted by ASTCA. Instruction topics cover fall protection,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) is preparing to take over operations of the 911 call center, currently managed by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). This significant transition was formally announced by Chief Executive Officer Folasaaitu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At a time when the American Samoa government is facing restraints that have led to many of its departments unable to purchase goods from vendors, off or on island, without paying cash upfront, the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) has announced that it...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA), Sorepa Fouvale Thomas, has submitted a proposal to the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA) to fund several projects totaling $8 million.
This is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Frustrated senators who are Bluesky customers wanted to know the reason for the glitch in communication they experienced the week before last, where calls made to ASTCA numbers failed to go through.
Instead, an “unknown” caller ID appeared on the screen.
The questions...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release issued over the long holiday weekend, ASTCA announced that this past, Saturday, April 15, beginning with Paloa, the government-owned telecom company broadcast a 5G umbrella service over its commercial network.
First revealed during ASTCA’s retail store...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To address the communications problems with dropped calls occurring between the two cellular communication companies servicing American Samoa, Bluesky and the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) were summoned to testify on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The work of the Atoa o Samoa is bearing fruit already. This past week, the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) and Samoa’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the territory.
The signing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority staff celebrated 50 years of its service in the territory over the weekend.
The ceremony was held together with the Authority’s Christmas party at Tradewinds Hotel.
ASTCA Director Chuck Leota told Samoa News in an email...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — TekConnec Incorporated owned by the Chief Executive Officer of the American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority was at the center of questioning before the fono during budget hearings this week.
Chuck Leota appeared before the joint budget hearing this week to testify on...