Today SaskTel announced the launch of a small cell sites in Tantallon and Otthon which will improve LTE cellular services in these communities and their surrounding areas. The new cell sites are part the Government of Saskatchewan鈥檚 Wireless Saskatchewan initiative to provide rural communities with enhanced access to reliable cellular and high speed internet services.
鈥淭he installation of these towers is great news for the residents of Tantallon and Otthon.鈥� said Warren Kaeding, MLA for Melville-Saltcoats. 鈥淚 am pleased that our government was able to help provide access to reliable communications services for these communities as I know firsthand that having access to these services is vital in rural communities.鈥�
鈥淪askTel continues to invest in its networks, so our customers get the service they expect and need.鈥� Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO said. 鈥淲ith Saskatchewan鈥檚 largest LTE network, SaskTel customers can surf, stream, and download the content they want faster than ever before and from almost anywhere in the province.鈥�
About SaskTel
SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.35 million customer connections including 612,000 wireless accesses, 326,000 wireline network accesses, 283,000 internet accesses and 112,000 maxTV鈩� subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 3,700 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.
