Swain’s island, which lies between American Samoa and Tokelau, has a population of fewer than 40 people. It has come to an agreement with the American Samoan government to construct a satellite dish and get a wireless Internet connection.
The service should be installed next year, once cyclone season has passed. The island’s representative in the American Samoan legislature, Alex Jennings, told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program, it will benefit the island in a number of ways.
“One of the problems that we have is communication,” he said. “In fact I can only talk to Swain’s once a day through my radio, so communication has been an important part of what I’ve been trying to bring into Swains and so far we’ve moved forward with that.”
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