Released on October 11, 2001
With 100,000 Internet customers today, SaskTel is expanding its Internet
Help Desk by adding a second location in Moose Jaw. This will complement
the Regina Internet Help Desk, and will result in about 20 new positions in
the Band City.
"As SaskTel continues to extend its High Speed Internet Service to more
Saskatchewan communities, additional trained employees are needed to handle
inquiries from its expanding Internet customer base," Crown Investments
Corporation Minister Maynard Sonntag said. "In addition to meeting this
customer demand, this initiative is further example of SaskTel following
through on its commitment to maintain employment across Saskatchewan. It
creates new hiring opportunities, as students graduating from university
and technical programs are well-equipped with the skills needed to be part
of SaskTel's Internet Help Desk team."
This decision follows initiatives in Weyburn and Melfort where SaskTel made
arrangements in both communities for local telephone operators to remain in
their city as SaskTel Credit Services staff. As well, SaskTel made the
decision in 1999 to locate the SecurTek headquarters - and the associated
40 jobs - in Yorkton.
"Whether its expanding digital cellular to Cut Knife, offering High Speed
Internet in Watrous, or having employees who work and live in more than 50
communities such as Assiniboia, Coronach and Gravelbourg, SaskTel will live
up to its top priority of serving the people of our province," SaskTel
President and CEO Don Ching said.
SaskTel is the leading full service communications company in Saskatchewan,
offering complete wireline, wireless, Internet and e-business solutions
over a state-of-the-art, digital network. SaskTel maintains investments in
companies that provide a variety of products and services around the
world. Visit the SaskTel web site at www.sasktel.com.
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For more information, contact:
Tim Kydd
SaskTel Corporate Affairs
Regina
Phone: (306) 777-5638
E-mail: tim.kydd@sasktel.sk.ca