SaskTel has announced eight new rural communities will be able to enjoy the benefits of SaskTel High Speed Internet service by mid 2016. SaskTel will be deploying High Speed Basic Internet, which offers download speeds of up to 5 Mbps (megabits per second), in Craven, Good Spirit Lake, and Madge Lake. In addition, SaskTel will be deploying High Speed Basic and Advanced Internet service, which provides download speeds of up to 10 Mbps (megabits per second), in Riverhurst, Frobisher, St. Benedict, Minton, and Alvena.
SaskTel also announced that the following 19 communities will have access to even faster High Speed Internet service by the end of 2016 with the launch of High Speed Advanced, offering download speeds of up to 10 Mbps: Davidson, Waldheim, Ogema, Frontier, Loon Lake, Debden, Codette, Rhein, Weldon, Rapid View, Shaunavon, Hudson Bay, Grenfell, Fort Qu’Appelle, Regina Beach, Buena Vista, Kenosee Lake, Macklin, and Unity.
“Rural Saskatchewan continues to experience unprecedented growth,” said Jim Reiter, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “By providing these communities with access to improved high speed Internet, our government is opening up doors for entrepreneurs that want to live outside of our major centers but still need access to how business is done in the world today.”
The expansion that will result in enhanced ability for both private customers using the Internet for home entertainment and business customers doing work on a provincial, national and international scale.
SaskTel High Speed Internet services allows simultaneous phone and online access, unlimited Internet access and downloading, spam and email virus filtering, around-the-clock helpdesk support and installation – all for one low price.
For more information or to subscribe to our DSL high speed service, customers can visit any SaskTel Authorized Dealer or SaskTel Store, visit our web site at www.sasktel.com, or call 1-800-SASKTEL (1-800-727-5835).
About SaskTel
SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 1.4 million customer connections including over 618,000 wireless accesses, 437,000 wireline network accesses, 258,000 Internet accesses and over 103,000 maxTV™ subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.
