{"id":14830,"date":"2017-06-22T20:52:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T03:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14830"},"modified":"2019-04-12T21:02:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T04:02:58","slug":"faster-internet-coming-to-46-indigenous-and-first-nations-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14830","title":{"rendered":"Faster Internet coming to 46 Indigenous and First Nations communities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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June 20, 2017<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Today SaskTel announced plans to upgrade the High Speed Internet service in 46 Indigenous and First Nations communities throughout Saskatchewan in 2017\/18.\u00a0 All 46 communities will be upgraded to Internet service that is double or triple the speed of their current service, see the attached appendix for a full list of communities and upgrade details.\u201cOn behalf of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations<\/strong>, we thank SaskTel for showing its commitment to providing equitable services to our First Nations communities,\u201d said FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. \u201cIn today\u2019s interconnected world, reliable access to high-speed internet contributes to the economic success of our youth living on reserve and in remote communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government of Saskatchewan knows that all people of this province require access to fast and reliable communications services,\u201d said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. \u201cBy upgrading the Internet service in these Indigenous communities, SaskTel is creating more opportunities for Indigenous people to access commerce, employment and educational opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSaskTel understands that Indigenous and First Nations people of our province play an integral role in the success of Saskatchewan and we remain committed to providing the latest technological solutions to these communities to ensure that they have equitable access to modern communication services and the opportunities that those services provide,\u201d said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO.<\/p>\n

These upgrades are part of SaskTel\u2019s commitment to invest $1.4 billion in capital in Saskatchewan through 2016-2021.\u00a0 These Investments will ensure that all Saskatchewan residents will continue to receive some of the best communication and entertainment services in the world.<\/p>\n

All SaskTel High Speed Internet packages include unlimited usage, free installation, in-home Wi-Fi, spam and email virus filtering, and 24\/7 helpdesk support \u2013 all for one low monthly price.<\/p>\n

Added Styles, \u201cSaskTel also proudly embraces the culture of our Indigenous and First Nations people and celebrates their successes through many programs and sponsorships, such as the SaskTel Ancient Pottery Program, the SaskTel Indigenous Youth Awards of Excellence, the Saskatchewan First Nations Summer and Winter Games, and many other cultural celebrations.\u201d<\/p>\n

About SaskTel<\/strong><\/p>\n

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 616,000 wireless accesses, 383,000 wireline network accesses, 275,000 Internet accesses and 110,000 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 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact:
\nGreg Jacobs, SaskTel Manager of External Communications
\nPhone: 306.777.3433
\nE-mail: Greg.Jacobs@sasktel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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June 20, 2017 Today SaskTel announced plans to upgrade the High Speed Internet service in 46 Indigenous and First Nations communities throughout Saskatchewan in 2017\/18.\u00a0 All 46 communities will be upgraded to Internet service that is double or triple the speed of their current service, see the attached appendix for a full list of communities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,696,173,186,695],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-federation-of-sovereign-indigenous-nations","category-first-nations","category-saskatchewan","category-sasktel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14832,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830\/revisions\/14832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}