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SaskTel wraps up LTE network expansion


REGINA – SaskTel said Thursday that its wireless LTE network expansion is complete and now covers 99% of the residents in the province.The expansion of LTE is part of SaskTel’s commitment to invest over $300 million in capital in Saskatchewan in 2016/17 and $1.4 billion through 2016-2021.  The company’s 4G/4G LTE coverage map is available here.“Since announcing this project in June of 2016, we have worked diligently to expand LTE to more than 400 towers that serve rural Saskatchewan making our LTE network the largest in Saskatchewan by a wide margin,” said SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles, in the...