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SaskTel to invest $321M in capital in 2019-2020

REGINA - SaskTel pledged to invest more than $1.4 billion in capital in Saskatchewan over the next five years, including approximately $321 million in this fiscal year alone.Highlights of this year’s core Saskatchewan investment program include:- $75.0 million for Fibre to the x (FTTx) program, as part of its plan to extend infiNET to more homes and businesses across the province by 2022;- $36.0 million for wireless network enhancements, including for its 4G LTE network, WiFi expansion and Long Term Evolution – Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) Fusion capacity enhancements;- $39.1 million for rural wireless and internet enhancements as part of...