SaskTel has announced the launch of 15 new macro cell towers that’ll bring 4G LTE wireless to the underserved rural parts of Saskatchewan.
The new towers are near the communities of Burnham, Clayridge, Crescent Lake, Duncairn, Filion Lake, Frenchman Butte, Great Deer, Keppel, Kessock, Main Centre, Meacham – East, Murphy Creek, Parkerview, Sokal, and Worcester.
1️⃣5️⃣ new cell towers are bringing enhanced #wireless service to families 👨👩👦👦 across #rural #SK.
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— SaskTel (@SaskTel) March 2, 2021
SaskTel says that the towers are part of the Wireless Saskatchewan initiative’s final phase, in which the company has invested more than $70 million to construct 74 macro cell towers. Once this phase has ended, the program is completed, and the network will grow to offer more than 1,000 cell towers in more than 700 located in rural parts of the province.
SaskTel expects that all of the towers will be constructed by early summer 2021.
“As illustrated by a recent report from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Saskatchewan already has the best wireless coverage in Western Canada, with over 99% of the population and 98% of the major roadways and highways being covered with LTE wireless service,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO in a press release. “And, with the addition of these new towers, wireless coverage in Saskatchewan is getting even better.”
Source: SaskTel
