2008 news releases

Cellular Service now in Denare Beach, Pelican Narrows, Pinehouse Lake

May 22, 2008

SaskTel today announced the launch of digital cellular service in the Denare Beach, Pelican Narrows and Pinehouse Lake areas.

“Saskatchewan benefits from one of the most extensive cellular networks available anywhere, along with the latest in wireless devices and services,” Minister of Crown Corporations Ken Cheveldayoff said. “SaskTel’s efforts to deliver even better coverage to Saskatchewan residents and the business community continue with this latest announcement.”

“SaskTel understands that reliable coverage is critical for many of our customers and digital service with 1X functionality improves call clarity, enhances privacy and provides wireless customers with access to e-mail, corporate databases and the internet,” said Robert Watson, SaskTel President and CEO. “We will continue to evaluate the network to provide our cellular customers with greater coverage and the latest wireless technologies over the largest wireless network in the province.”

These latest improvements are part of SaskTel’s ongoing expansion which will bring SaskTel’s total investment in digital cellular service to over $170 million.

Digital cellular service provides advanced functionality that allows customers to use the newest and most innovative services such as sending and receiving text, picture and video messages, communicating via push-to-talk service, browsing the internet, downloading video clips, watching streaming video, performing banking transactions and accessing real-time information such as news, weather and stock quotes all from their cell phone.

About SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, offering competitive voice, data, dial-up and high speed internet, entertainment and multimedia services, security, web hosting, text and messaging services, and cellular and wireless data services over its digital networks.  The Corporation also provides security monitoring services through SecurTek, directory services through DirectWest, in-room communications services to the healthcare sector through Hospitality Network, telecommunications consulting and software solutions through SaskTel International and an out-of-province sales and service channel in Alberta and British Columbia. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 5,200 full-time, part-time and temporary employees. Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

For media inquiries only, please contact:

Andy Tate, SaskTel Media Relations
(306) 777-4548
andy.tate@sasktel.sk.ca