SaskTel today announced maxTV Stream is now available in 19 more communities including Alsask, Annaheim, Beauval, Cole Bay, Dorintosh, Eatonia, Flaxcombe, Humboldt, Ituna, Kelliher, Kindersley, Lake Lenore, Lestock, Loon Lake, Marengo, Meadow Lake, Middle Lake, Muenster, and Unity.

“SaskTel has a long history of delivering technologically advanced products and services to the residents of our province, and their maxTV Stream service is no exception,” said Don Morgan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “With its innovative technology and remarkable list of features, maxTV Stream is yet another impressive new service from SaskTel that will have a big impact on people throughout Saskatchewan.”

SaskTel’s maxTV Stream service is a next-generation entertainment platform that combines the best of traditional television with advanced new features and the latest over-the-top (OTT) content from Netflix and YouTube.

“In only six short months, we’ve brought maxTV Stream service to nearly 120 communities throughout the province and with our ambitious goal to serve more than 350 communities by 2020, we won’t be slowing our expansions anytime soon.” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO.

Loaded with over 130 channels to choose from and thousands of hours of Video-on-Demand (VOD) content, maxTV Stream raises the bar for television and entertainment with its innovative features, such as:

• Restart TV – Restart live TV up to 72 hours in the past so you’ll never miss your show again.
• maxTV App – Watch live TV and VOD programming on your smartphone or tablet, anywhere in Canada.
• Built-in applications – Easily access Netflix, YouTube, and more right from your media box.
• tate-of-the-art equipment – Control your TV like never before with Bluetooth and voice command technology.

SaskTel maxTV Stream service comes pre-loaded with 55 channels, VOD, and all the features listed above, starting at $19.95/month when bundled with SaskTel Internet service.

For more information on maxTV Stream, please visit www.sasktel.com.

About SaskTel
SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.35 million customer connections including 611,000 wireless accesses, 338,000 wireline network accesses, 283,000 Internet accesses and 113,000 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 3,900 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

For more information, please contact:
Michelle Englot, SaskTel Director of External Communications
Phone: 306.777.4476
E-mail: michelle.englot@sasktel.com