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LUMSDEN, CRAVEN, LANDIS, WILCOX, WALDRON GET BETTER CELL SERVICE

Released on April 24, 2006

SaskTel today announced the improvement of digital cellular service in Lumsden, Craven, Landis, Wilcox, Waldron and the surrounding areas. This digital cellular service improvement will offer residents in the Lumsden and Craven areas improved coverage along highway 99 east from Craven to the junction of Highway 6. Landis residents will experience improved coverage in town and along Highway 14 between Biggar and Wilkie. The improvements at Wilcox provide better coverage along Highway 6 between Regina and Milestone, and along Highway 39 between Milestone and Rouleau. The improvements at Waldron provide improved coverage along Highway 9 between Dubuc and Highway 15.

"SaskTel remains committed to expanding and improving digital cellular service in this province," Minister responsible for SaskTel Deb Higgins said. "These latest initiatives are part of the ongoing $28 million expansion, which brings SaskTel's total investment in digital cellular service since 1998 to $120 million."

"SaskTel understands that reliable coverage is critical for many of our customers and digital service with 1X functionality improves call clarity, enhances privacy and provides wireless customers with access to e-mail, corporate databases and the Internet," SaskTel President and CEO Robert Watson said. "We will continue to evaluate the network to provide our cellular customers with the latest wireless technologies over the largest wireless network in the province."

SaskTel has the most extensive cellular network in Saskatchewan. Digital and 1X cellular service provides advanced functionality that allows customers to send and receive text messages and photos, push-to-talk, browse the Internet, download video clips, perform banking transactions and access real-time information such as news, weather and stock quotes.

About SaskTel
SaskTel employs over 3,800 people in communities throughout Saskatchewan and is the leading full service communications provider in the province. It offers competitive voice, data, Internet, entertainment and multimedia services, web hosting, text and messaging services over a state-of-the-art digital network. The Corporation also provides cellular and wireless data services, security monitoring services, directory services, in-room communications services to the healthcare sector through Hospitality Network, telecommunications consulting service through SaskTel International and national communications services through Navigata Communications. Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

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For More Information, Contact:

Michelle Englot
SaskTel
Regina
Phone: (306) 777-4476
Cell: (306) 539-0691

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