Primary Recipient

AMERICAN SAMOA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY

Amount

$81,034,763.00

Award Date

10/06/2010

Administering Agency

Agriculture, Department of / Rural Utilities Service

CDFA Number

10.787

CDFA Program Title

Broadband Initiatives Program

Description

The Broadband Linking the American Samoa Territory (BLAST) Project will replace ASTCA's old deteriorating legacy copper infrastructure, with a more robust and weather durable fiber optic network that will link the main islands of American Samoa, making it