FSM Congressional Resolutions Seal Funding to Start Construction of EMC

Joint Press Release: Australian, Japanese, and United States Embassies to the FSM

April 10, 2023

The FSM Congress on April 7 passed three resolutions accepting grants to fund the construction of the East Micronesia Cable that will connect the island of Kosrae and the island states of Kiribati and Nauru with the HANTRU-1 cable at Pohnpei. The United States provided two grants for FSM’s share of the project totaling $20 million and Australia provided an additional grant for $10 million to the FSM through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific. The acceptance of the grant facilities paves the way for the three island states to enter into a contract with a supplier to commence construction of the submarine cable. The East Micronesia Cable project, supported by Australia, Japan and the United States, will provide faster, high quality and more reliable connectivity.