Released on September 23, 2011
As part of the Rural Infrastructure Program, SaskTel High Speed Internet customers in 13 more communities are receiving higher download speeds after a recent upgrade. SaskTel has increased the maximum download speed in Buchanan, Cole Bay, Eatonia, Eston, Grayson, Leoville, Manitou Beach, Neudorf, Pangman, Pinehouse, Rapid View, Shell Lake and Spiritwood from 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) to 5 Mbps. Customers began receiving the higher speeds automatically and High Speed Internet charges will not increase as a result of this upgrade.
This upgrades are part of a larger initiative to upgrade more than 220 High Speed Internet Basic communities from 1.5 Mbps to 5 Mbps. Including this latest group of communities, a total of 222 communities have been upgraded since March 2010.
"Saskatchewan residents continue to benefit from SaskTel's ongoing investment in its advanced network," Minister responsible for SaskTel Bill Boyd said. "This upgrade will deliver an enhanced Internet experience to SaskTel customers in communities across the province."
"SaskTel is pleased to provide improved High Speed Internet access to rural communities across the province at no additional charge to our customers," SaskTel President and CEO Ron Styles said. "SaskTel high speed Internet service is available to approximately 99 per cent of the Saskatchewan population."
About SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, with $1.1 billion in annual revenue and more than 1.4 million customer connections including over 568,000 wireless accesses, 528,000 wireline network accesses, 230,000 Internet accesses and 85,000 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. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,100 employees. Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.
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For more information, contact:
Andy Tate
SaskTel
Regina
Phone: 306-777-4548
Email: andy.tate@sasktel.com
Cell: 306-537-1226