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SaskTel expands into more rural communities


REGINA – SaskTel announced last week that as of September 30th, residents in the resort village of Hitchcock Bay will be able to access improved broadband via interNET Extended 5 and 10 as well as maxTV Stream. SaskTel’s DSL-powered interNET Extended 5 offers download speeds up to 5 Mbps while Extended 10 offers download speeds up to 10 Mbps. All SaskTel interNET packages come with unlimited usage, in-home Wi-Fi, and 24/7 helpdesk support. MaxTV Stream is the company’s IPTV service, which integrates streaming apps like Netflix. The expansion was made possible by SaskTel’s Community Participation Program in partnership with the...