Tis the season to SMS: Sasktel expects 8 million texts on Christmas Day

REGINA - SaskTel expects that soon after opening their Christmas gifts its customers will take to their phones. It estimates 600,000 long distance calls on December 25 which includes approximately 450,000 wireline calls and approximately 150,000 wireless long distance calls. SaskTel also projects that customers will send approximately 8 million SMS text messages on Christmas Day. “SaskTel is all about helping our customers stay connected to friends and family,” said Don McMorris, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “We would like to thank all of SaskTel’s customers for continuing to allow us to facilitate that special connection and to wish them a...