Saskatchewan appeals local forbearance decision, too

REGINA – The province of Saskatchewan – owners of provincial telco SaskTel - added its voice to the other incumbent telephone companies demanding the Federal Cabinet tell the CRTC to reconsider its recent decision on local telephony forbearance."It is important that all Saskatchewan residents have access to new telecommunications technologies and services, regardless of whether they live in urban or rural areas," said the minister responsible for information technology Andrew Thomson "It is our belief that SaskTel should be able to compete on a level playing field and provide these new technologies and services at prices competitive with other companies." With...