SaskTel adds $80 million to Rural Fibre Initiative

SaskTel is investing millions of dollars into its Rural Fibre Initiative.

Today, it’s adding $80 million to bring service to an additional 61 communities.

SaskTel’s infiNET service offers internet speeds close to 1Gbps, allowing customers to surf, stream, and share as much content as they want.

Once the service provider completes work under the Rural Fibre Initiative, it will have invested $280 million to connect 200 communities to its infiNET network across Saskatchewan.

“As Saskatchewan’s homegrown communications leader, we’re pleased to increase our investment in the Rural Fibre Initiative so that we may bring the unparalleled speed and reliability of our infiNET network to more of our customers who live and work in rural communities across the province,” Charlene Gavel, SaskTel’s president, said in a press release.

SaskTel’s fourth phase, which will bring the service to Esterhazy, Macklin, Unity and Wynyard, will be fibre-ready by the end of 2025.