SaskTel announced last week it has started launching its fibre-based infiNET service — capable of delivering internet speeds up to 1 Gbps — in 12 more rural communities in Saskatchewan.
The provincial Crown corporation is expanding infiNet service to the towns of Buffalo Narrows, Caronport, Dalmeny, Gull Lake, Kipling, Outlook, Oxbow, Pense, Preeceville and Rocanville as part of SaskTel’s Rural Fibre Initiative (RFI), it said in a press release. The RFI is a multi-phase program that will see SaskTel invest $280 million to bring infiNET to nearly 200 rural communities.
In addition, SaskTel is deploying infiNET service to the towns of Bengough and Willow Bunch through a partnership with South Saskatchewan Ready (SSR), which has seen SSR invest nearly $2 million of funding it secured from Prairies Economic Development Canada (Prairies Can) to bring infiNET service to not only Bengough and Willow Bunch, but also Coronach and Rockglen, according to the press release.
“Bringing our infiNET network to these communities isn’t just about connecting homes; it’s about connecting lives and empowering our customers with fast and reliable Internet service,” SaskTel president and CEO Charlene Gavel said in the release. “This latest expansion is another positive step forward in our ongoing vision to be the best at connecting our customers to the world.”
SaskTel’s infiNET network is currently available in more than 60 communities, making it Saskatchewan’s largest fibre-optic broadband network, the release says.
Photo of the Town of Gull Lake via SaskTel’s website
