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SaskTel bumps up wireless costs

REGINA – SaskTel is tacking on new charges to its customer’s wireless bills which it says will bring the company in line with “the competitive marketplace”.Starting in November, SaskTel will introduce an $8 monthly charge for its prepaid cellular service, bump its pay-per-use text messaging up from $0.15 to $0.20 per message sent, implement an international text messaging charge, and increase its wireless directory assistance from $1.25 to $2.00 including call completion.“SaskTel Prepaid Cellular customers have access to a state-of-the-art network around the clock and will still have the lowest monthly cost for service compared to the other prepaid cellular service...