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SASKTEL IMPROVES CELL COVERAGE BETWEEN GULL LAKE AND SHAUNAVON

Released on July 15, 2009

SaskTel today announced digital cellular coverage improvements in the Carmichael area. Customers can expect improved coverage along Highway 37 between Gull Lake and Shaunavon.

"Saskatchewan benefits from one of the most extensive cellular networks available anywhere, along with the latest in wireless devices and services," Minister Responsible for SaskTel Don Morgan said. "SaskTel's efforts to deliver even better coverage to Saskatchewan residents and the business community continue with this latest announcement."

"SaskTel understands that reliable coverage is critical for many of our customers. Digital cellular service provides excellent call clarity 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."

These latest improvements are part of SaskTel's ongoing expansion which will bring SaskTel's total investment in digital cellular service to over $170 million.

Digital cellular service provides advanced functionality that allows customers to use the newest and most innovative services such as sending and receiving text, picture and video messages, communicating via push-to-talk service, browsing the internet, downloading video clips, watching streaming video, performing banking transactions and accessing real-time information such as news, weather and stock quotes all from their cell phone.

About SaskTel

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, with $1.138 billion in annual revenue and over 1.3 million customer connections including over 510,000 wireless accesses, 555,000 wireline network accesses, 216,000 internet accesses and 70,000 MaxTM (TV) subscribers. SaskTel offers a wide range of communications products and services including competitive voice, data, internet, entertainment, national security, messaging, cellular, wireless data and directory services. In addition, SaskTel International offers software solutions and project consulting in countries around the world. In 2008, SaskTel contributed over $610 million to the Saskatchewan economy through dollars spent with Saskatchewan-based suppliers and sponsorships to non-profit organizations. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees. Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

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For more information, contact:

Andy Tate
SaskTel
Regina
Phone: 777-4548
Email: andy.tate@sasktel.sk.ca
Cell: 537-1226

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