SaskTel is launching a Rural Broadband Partnership Program to work with local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to strengthen broadband speeds in remote areas of Saskatchewan.
The goal of the program is to help smaller rural ISPs meet the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission’s “50/10” minimum benchmark standard (ie 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload) for broadband service in Canada.
According to the Press release, several ISPs have already joined the program – H and K Rural Networks Inc, Living Sky Internet and Wood River Controls – as well as Muscowpetung First Nation.
SaskTel is Saskatchewan’s crown-owned telecommunications company and the largest wireless provider in the province.
On September 10, the operator completed its four-year, $ 107 million “Wireless Saskatchewan” project, which brought the number of SaskTel cell towers across the province to 1,000.
Source: SaskTel