A Hawaii-based group has started feasibility research into upgrading the local telephone system in American Samoa at no cost to the territorial government.
The Institute for Pacific Development is also researching the private or public management of the government-owned American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority.
The Senate President, Lolo Moliga, says they're interested in the concept of upgrading the territory's telecoms network to a state of the art fiber optic network.
