SaskTel says demand for internet and voice services has gone up since people started working remotely in March, due to social distancing amid COVID-19.
In the week of March 16 alone, SaskTel experienced a 100 per cent increase in wire-line voice traffic and a 20 per cent increase in demand for wireless voice services.
It also saw a six per cent growth in provincial data traffic and a 10 per cent increase in national internet traffic on average.
Content delivery for MaxTV traffic also increased on average by 32 per cent across the network since March 7th.
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The Crown corporation said the network is performing well despite the increase in demand and that in-home WiFi is dependent on the number of devices accessing the internet concurrently.
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SaskTel customers are encouraged to go to their website for tips on how to get the best connection.
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