SaskTel
Type	Government owned crown corporation
Founded	June 12, 1908
Headquarters	Regina, Saskatchewan
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Industry	Telecommunications
Revenue	$982 Million [1]
Net income	$64.4 Million [1]
Employees	4,000
Website	www.sasktel.com

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SaskTel provides telecommunications services to 13 cities, 535 smaller communities and surrounding rural areas, including 49,000 farms. The corporation has over 425,000 business and residential customers, and has a work force of approximately 4000 employees throughout the province. SaskTel's head office is located at 2121 Saskatchewan Drive in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan. Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford...

SaskTel is the primary asset and wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company, the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, which manages assets of approximately $1.2 billion.

While SaskTel oversees the corporation's core telecommunications business, the following business units have diversified into other services, products, and markets:

• SaskTel Mobility provides cellular, wireless data, and wireless internet services.
• SecurTek provides home and business security systems and monitoring.
• SaskTel International exports network integration, network management, and interactive services outside of Canada.
• Hospitality Network Canada Inc. (HNCI) is a provider of hospital patient TV and Telephone rental systems and services.
• Direct West publishes print and online directories and provides Web Hosting and Website Design services.

SaskTel delivers its communication services over a digital, fibre optic-based network. Fiber Optic strands An optical fiber in American English or fibre in British English is a transparent thin fiber for transmitting light. ...

Services

• Local Telephone Service
• Internet and Interactive Services
• Digital TV (SaskTel Max), including high-definition
• Cellular Phones
• Wireless Data Services
• Wireless Internet
• Telephone and Equipment Rental
• Calling Features and Cards
• Voice Messaging
• Long Distance Plans
• Conferencing Services
• Home and Business Security
• Voice Over IP (VoIP)
• International Consulting, Provisioning, and Software Solutions
• FleetNet 800
• Web Hosting and Website Design
• Print and Online Directories

IP Telephony, also called Internet telephony, is the technology that makes it possible to have a telephone conversation over the Internet or a dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) network instead of dedicated voice transmission lines. ...

History

SaskTel, known at one time as Saskatchewan Government Telephones, had its origin in the Department of Railways, Telegraphs and Telephones, which was established on June 12, 1908.

On October 1, 1909, SaskTel expanded its system by purchasing the Bell Telephone Company, the Saskatchewan Telephone Company, and the Wapella-Harris Telephone Company. The newly acquired facilities consisted of 18 telephone exchanges, 53 long distance offices, and 492 pole miles of long distance lines. Among the telephone exchanges purchased were those in Estevan, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, and Regina. In 1911, SaskTel expanded further with the purchases of Saltcoats District Telephone Company, the North-Western Telephone Company (Saskatoon), and the Swift Current System. On December 1, 1912, Yorkton was added to the provincial telephone system with the purchase of the North West Electric Company.

SaskTel firsts

• In 1990, SaskTel became the first telecommunications company in Canada to complete its rural individual line service program, eliminating party lines throughout Saskatchewan;
• In 1991, SaskTel customers were offered a first for Canada in custom calling services - Call Display, Call Trace and Call Return;
• In 1994, SaskTel was the first in Canada to offer a long distance savings plan - Real PlusT;
• In 1995, SaskTel was at the forefront in Canada to offer universal Internet access to both urban and rural residents, and was the first in Canada to offer it with no long distance charges;
• In 1996, SaskTel was the first in North America to offer high speed Internet service using digital subscriber line (DSL) technology - a service available in 237 Saskatchewan cities and towns by the end of 2003
• In 2006, SaskTel became the first IPTV provider in North America to offer HDTV channels^[2]
• In 2007, SaskTel was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only telecommunications company to receive this honour.^[3]

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Controversies

SaskTel has been targeted by some people as being an overbearing monopoly. Some claim that SaskTel tends to stifle smaller businesses looking to grow and/or invest in industries that are directly or closely related to SaskTel. It has also been argued that SaskTel has moved into services and product areas that compete directly against existing private business, such as Digital TV and Internet Services.

Concern has also been raised by opposition political parties about some of SaskTel's "risky" out-of-province business ventures, such as Navigata Communications in Vancouver, which has yet to turn a profit.

The idea of privatizing all of, or parts of SaskTel has been a hot-button issue in past provincial elections, and will likely continue to be an issue in the future.

On the other side of the table, some argue that due to the rural and remote nature of much of Saskatchewan, it would be difficult for multiple service providers to be profitable.

There are also some concerns that SaskTel has now outsourced a portion of their web hosting services to the US. Even more of a concern is that when asked where where the servers are located the answer has been "In a secure data center" and when asked where that data center is they replied as "that's privileged information".^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

• SaskTel