REGINA – SaskTel said Thursday that its wireless LTE network expansion is complete and now covers 99% of the residents in the province.
The expansion of LTE is part of SaskTel’s commitment to invest over $300 million in capital in Saskatchewan in 2016/17 and $1.4 billion through 2016-2021. The company’s 4G/4G LTE coverage map is available here.
“Since announcing this project in June of 2016, we have worked diligently to expand LTE to more than 400 towers that serve rural Saskatchewan making our LTE network the largest in Saskatchewan by a wide margin,” said SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles, in the news release. “We know that our customers want access to fast and reliable communications services wherever they may go and with the completion of this project their desire has become a reality throughout much of Saskatchewan.”
“The government of Saskatchewan understands the importance of providing advanced communications services to all parts of the province,” added Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “The expanded reach of SaskTel’s LTE network is a positive step forward that will have a significant impact on the social and economic development of our residents living in rural Saskatchewan”.
