SaskTel is bringing the next level of home security and automation to Saskatchewan with its new smartHOME service. With smartHOME, customers can easily automate nearly everything in their home from their security cameras and door locks to their power outlets and thermostat, plus they can control it all with a touch of a button from their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.

“We understand that our customers want to be connected to what matters most to them and with smartHOME our customers can now connect directly to one of the most important pieces of their life, their home” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel Acting President and CEO. “SmartHOME will not only provide our customers the peace of mind in knowing that their homes are safe, but also the convenience of being able to control their home from anywhere in the world any time they want.”

With SaskTel smartHOME customers can:

• Be safer by checking household surveillance cameras or locking doors or windows from anywhere with a touch of a button and protect their family from break-ins, floods, and fire through cutting edge technology and 24/7 monitoring
• Fully automate their home by connecting everyday household items (door locks, thermostat, power outlets, garage door, lights, etc.) and controlling them from anywhere with their smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
• Save money by managing energy consumption with a smart thermostat and intelligent lighting solutions.

SmartHOME has full end to end support complete with professional installation by specially-trained SaskTel technicians and 24/7 real-time monitoring provided by SecurTek, the local industry leader in innovative security monitoring solutions.

Residents of Estevan, Martensville, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Pilot Butte, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Warman, Weyburn, White City, and Yorkton can sign up for smartHOME or learn more at www.sasktel.com/smarthome or call 1-800-727-5835 (1-800-SASKTEL) or visit your local SaskTel Store.

Added Burnett, “smartHOME is the next step forward in making the fully integrated digital home a reality and is another example of our commitment to bring innovative products and services to the residents of Saskatchewan both today and into the future.”

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, 374,500 wireline network accesses, 276,000 Internet accesses and 108,500 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 www.sasktel.com.

For more information, please contact:
Greg Jacobs, SaskTel Manager of External Communications
Phone: 306.777.3433
E-mail: greg.jacobs@sasktel.com