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American Samoa Has One of the Most Complete and Modern Telecommunications Systems in the South Pacific Islands

Posted on: Friday, 29 February 2008, 06:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84425) has announced the addition of "American Samoa - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics" to their offering.

American Samoa has one of the most complete and modern telecommunications systems in the South Pacific Islands. All inhabited islands have telephone connectivity. High quality voice and data service (ISDN, T1) is available as well as telex, telegraph and facsimile services.

The launch of a satellite-based communications system in 2001 has resulted in telemedicine and videoconferencing being available to the hospital, the Department of Education and other agencies. In 2005, mobile service provider Blue Sky Communications launched a new division called BlueLink Broadband, which provides high-speed Internet access for both residential and business users. In late 2006, a VoIP service was available. Up-to-date statistics for Internet and fixed-line voice are currently not available in this report. Please also note that this report is updated infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market.

Contents:

1. Synopsis 2. Key statistics 3. Country overview 4. Telecommunications market 4.1 Overview of American Samoa's telecom market 5. Regulatory environment 5.1 Regulatory authority 5.1.1 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 5.2 Universal Service Fund 6. Fixed network operator in American Samoa 6.1 American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority (ASTCA) 6.1.1 Fixed network voice services 6.1.2 VoIP 7. Telecommunications infrastructure 7.1 National telecom network 7.1.1 Video teleconferencing system 7.2 International infrastructure 8. Internet and broadband market 8.1 Internet 8.1.1 The E-Rate program 8.2 ISP market 8.3 Broadband 9. Mobile communications 9.1 Market overview 9.2 Major mobile operators 9.2.1 Blue Sky Communications 10. Broadcasting market 10.1 Overview of TV and radio broadcasting 11. Related reports

Table 1 - Country statistics - 2006 Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2001 Table 3 - Internet provider statistics - 2005 Table 4 - Mobile statistics - July 2007 Table 5 - National telecommunications authorities Table 6 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2001 Table 7 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change - July 2007 Table 8 - Mobile subscriber growth - 1994 - 1996; 2001; 2004 - 2007

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84425

Source: Business Wire

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