SaskTel
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Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, operating as SaskTel, is a Canadian crown-owned telecommunications firm based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provincial government, it provides wireline and wireless communications services, including landline telephone, mobile networks, broadband internet (including copper DSL, fibre to the home, and wireless broadband), IPTV, and security services. Through a subsidiary, SaskTel International, the company has also worked on telecom infrastructure projects in countries such as Argentina and the Bahamas,[1][2] as well as being the lead implementation company for the communication and control systems of the Channel Tunnel between England and France.[3]
SaskTel | |
Formerly | Saskatchewan Government Telephones |
Company type | Crown corporation |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | June 12, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-06-12) (as Department of Railways, Telegraphs and Telephones) June 1, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-06-01) (as Saskatchewan Government Telephones) |
Headquarters | 2121 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Y2 |
Area served | |
Key people | Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel Charlene Gavel, President and CEO Grant Kook, Chair of the Board of Directors |
Revenue | CA$1.3 billion |
Owner | Government of Saskatchewan |
Number of employees | 3300 |
Subsidiaries | DirectWest SaskTel International SecurTek |
ASN | |
Website | www |
As of 2022, SaskTel serves around 1.4 million customers, and has an annual revenue of around CA$1.3 billion. [4][5]