SaskTel set to bring its blazing fast infiNET service to households in Lumsden and seven other communities

December 18, 2023

Lumsden Mayor, Bryan Matheson pictured infront of Lumsden sign - Photo courtesy of the Town of Lumsden.

Today, SaskTel announced it will soon launch SaskTel infiNET™ service in Canora, Carlyle, Carrot River, Fort Qu’Appelle, Hudson Bay, Kamsack, Lumsden and Watrous, as part of the Crown corporation’s $200 million Rural Fibre Initiative. Delivering blazing fast internet speeds, SaskTel’s infiNET service allows customers to access the latest digital tools and technologies to socialize, learn, pursue economic opportunities, and connect to healthcare and other government services. SaskTel anticipates select areas in all eight communities will be fibre-ready by mid-January.

"A fast and reliable broadband connection has become an essential tool in today’s world, especially for those living in rural communities,” said Blaine McLeod, MLA for Lumsden-Morse. "Thanks to this recent expansion, and SaskTel’s larger Rural Fibre Initiative, thousands of families across our province will soon be better equipped to access information online, connect with their network of family and friends, and take advantage of the opportunities the digital economy has to offer.”

“As Saskatchewan’s homegrown communications leader, we are firmly committed to ensuring our customers across the province have access to the communication solutions they need to compete and succeed in the modern world,” said Charlene Gavel, SaskTel President and CEO. “This commitment to our customers is reflected in the significant investments we are making to expand both our 5G and infiNET networks to households and communities across the province.”

Powered by SaskTel’s fibre optic broadband network, infiNET service delivers internet speeds reaching close to a Gigabit per second (Gbps), allowing subscribers to surf, stream, and share however much content they want at incredible speeds. Plus, the infiNET network has the capacity to grow to support the evolving needs of SaskTel’s customers and increasing popularity of cloud services, video streaming, and smart technologies.

The Rural Fibre Initiative is a multi-phase program that will see SaskTel bring infiNET service to over 110,000 residents and businesses living and operating in more than 130 rural communities. Once the announced phases of the Rural Fibre Initiative are complete, SaskTel’s infiNET network, which is already Saskatchewan’s largest fibre optic broadband network, will reach approximately 80% of all households in the province.

The continued expansion of its infiNET and 5G networks is a direct result of SaskTel’s plan to invest more than $1.6 billion of capital across Saskatchewan over the next five years. These investments will ensure Saskatchewan remains one of the most well-connected regions in the country.

Over the coming weeks, SaskTel will contact residents in all eight communities to provide information on how and when they can schedule their upgrade to infiNET service.

To learn more about infiNET service, please visit www.sasktel.com/infinet.

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with approximately $1.3 billion in annual revenue and nearly 1.4 million customer connections including more than 654,000 wireless accesses, 257,000 wireline network accesses, 295,000 internet and data accesses, 111,000 maxTV service subscribers, and 77,000 security monitoring customers. 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 3,300 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.