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Article: United States: American Samoa gets new fiber optic link to Hawaii.
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- July 9, 2009
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With hymns and dancing, American Samoa on Tuesday celebrated a new fiber optic cable link to Hawaii.
The cable will spur the development of high-technology industries in American Samoa at a time when tuna canneries - currently the economy's mainstay - are closing or shrinking, Gov. Togiola Tulafono said.
"American Samoa celebrates one of the most significant economic development projects in its recent history," Tulafono said.
The cable was previously used to link New Zealand and Hawaii. It was moved after New Zealand and Hawaii were connected by another cable with more capacity. It will also link Samoa, and ...