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Saskatchewan rolls out Canada’s largest outdoor wireless network

REGINA – The government of Saskatchewan is rolling out free wireless in the business districts of its cities, which it says is Canada’s largest outdoor wireless network and the first of its kind to be supported on a provincial or state level in North America. Basic Internet service via a WiFi network operated by the government’s Information Technology Office launched in Prince Albert today, joining Moose Jaw and Regina. It will soon roll out in Saskatoon. Users can access the signals for free in downtown districts, wiping out the need to switch from service to service as they roam through...