Released on May 5, 1998
Deputy Premier and Crown Investments Corporation Minister DwainLingenfelter today announced SaskTel is continuing its commitment to
connect Saskatchewan people to a world-class communications system for
its customers by investing $100 million in provincial network
improvements in about 60 communities in 1998.
"SaskTel must invest in the core of its business - the existing
network," Lingenfelter said. "This investment means SaskTel will
continue to provide its customers with a reliable, secure,
state-of-the-art network. In addition, this investment ensures that
customers can enjoy access to advanced services such as the Internet,
wireless, SmartTouch features like Call Display and multimedia
systems."
Kelvin Shepherd, Chief Technology Officer of SaskTel said, "The
modernization of fibre optic cable and switching equipment which
connects Saskatchewan's communities will continue through the Core
Network Evolution program, which is part of this year's investment."
Lingenfelter added, "Our ongoing financial commitment to Saskatchewan
has resulted in a province-wide, leading-edge, all-digital network
that joins together Saskatchewan's 12 cities, 670 smaller communities
and nearly 60,000 farms. This investment means Saskatchewan residents
will continue to benefit from a network that has served them - and
their telecommunications company - extremely well over the last 90
years, and will do so into the next century."
SaskTel is the leading full service communications company in
Saskatchewan, providing voice, data, Internet, text and Messaging
services over a fibre optic based, fully digital network, as well
as cellular, paging and FleetNet 800 service through its SaskTel
Mobility division.
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For more information, contact:
Tim Kydd
SaskTel Corporate Affairs
Regina
Phone: (306) 777-5638