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SaskTel to invest $337 million in 2022-2023

REGINA — SaskTel announced today its capital expenditure plan for its 2022-2023 fiscal year, saying it will invest approximately $337 million of capital throughout Saskatchewan for the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, and more than $1.5 billion over the next five years. The Crown corporation of Saskatchewan is committing $82.2 million to its fibre-to-the-x program -- which consists of fibre-to-the-premises and fibre-to-the-business -- as well as $110.6 million for 5G deployment and network enhancements, $79.3 million for wireline network growth and enhancements, and $64.9 million to improve its customer services and operations. “We are firmly committed...