Faster Internet rolling out to northern Saskatchewan residents

REGINA — SaskTel announced it will upgrade high-speed Internet service for almost 2,700 homes across 26 communities in northern Saskatchewan by the end of 2016, as part of the federal government’s Connecting Canadians initiative.When the upgrade is completed, residents in those remote and rural communities will be able to enjoy download speeds of up to 5 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 1 Mbps. Currently, three of the 26 communities do not have access to SaskTel’s high-speed Internet service at all.SaskTel estimates the total cost of the project will be $9.9 million, which includes the upgrades in all 26...