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SaskTel launches 10 new macro cell towers

Wireless Saskatchewan initiative comes to an end SASKATCHEWAN – SaskTel announced today the launch of 10 new macro cell towers, marking the completion of the provincial government’s Wireless Saskatchewan initiative. The new towers are “near the communities of Aberdeen (South), Candle Lake, Carrot River (East), East Fairwell, Kuroki, Makwa, Marean Lake, Mount Pleasant, Prince Albert (East), and Shaunavon (Southeast),” a press release says. Wireless Saskatchewan was announced in 2017 as “a multi-phase initiative designed to improve wireless connectivity and high speed internet services in rural parts of the province.” SaskTel has invested more than $107 million through the program, which...