SASKATOON – SaskTel announced Wednesday that subscribers living in 29 communities that could only get a maximum of 1.5 Mbps download speed from the provincial Crown Corp. will now be automatically upgraded to the speeds of up to 5 Mbps, at no additional cost.
Beauval Mission, Big River, Canoe Lake Cree FN, Canoe Narrows FN, Chamakese Resort, Chitek Lake, Chitek Lake FN, Clearwater River Dene Nation, Codette, Cowessess FN, Cumberland House FN, Debden, Dundurn CFB, Fort San, Hall Lake FN, James Smith Cree Nation, Kisbey, Laird, La Loche, La Loche FN, North Portal, Ocean Man FN, Red Earth Cree Nation, Red Earth Cree Nation FN, Rhein, Turnor Lake, Turnor Lake FN, Weldon, and Witchekan Lake FN.
Residents of Sintaluta and Rabbit Lake will now be able to enjoy the benefits of the company’s high speed internet service for the first time. Residents of these communities are now eligible to subscribe to SaskTel’s High Speed Basic Level 2 package that gives speeds of up to 5 Mbps or SaskTel’s advanced service of up to 10 Mbps.
SaskTel’s Rural Strategy includes upgrading speeds to 10 Mbps download in over 220 existing DSL communities, in addition to expanding DSL of up to 5 Mbps to 50 additional communities. SaskTel provides DSL Internet access to over 400 communities and First Nations in Saskatchewan.
