Today SaskTel announced that the residents of the White Bear resort community and the White Bear IR will now be able to enjoy the benefits of faster High Speed Internet.  All SaskTel High Speed Internet customers in these communities have been automatically upgraded to download speeds of up to 5 Mbps, more than 3 times faster than their previous speed of 1.5 Mbps. 

“We are pleased to bring faster internet to the residents of the White Bear resort and White Bear IR,” said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO. “SaskTel takes great pride in being a communications leader in the province and we understand how important access to fast and reliable Internet services are for the social and economic development of residents all across our province.” 

This upgrade 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.  Investments like these will ensure that Saskatchewan will continue to receive some of the best communication and entertainment services in the world. 

SaskTel High Speed Internet includes unlimited usage, free installation, in-home Wi-Fi, spam and email virus filtering, and 24/7 helpdesk support – all for one low monthly price. 

For a limited time, new SaskTel High Speed Internet customers can sign up for as low as $9.95/month for their first 3 months.  For more information or to sign up, customers can visit any SaskTel Authorized Dealer or SaskTel Store, visit our web site at sasktel.com, or call 1.800.SASKTEL (727.5835). 

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 617,000 wireless accesses, 389,000 wireline network accesses, 273,000 Internet accesses and 111,000 maxTV™ subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at sasktel.com. 

For more information, please contact:

Greg Jacobs, SaskTel Manager of External Communications
Phone: 306.777.3433
Email: Greg.Jacobs@sasktel.com