The potential sale of Sasktel was first brought up back in August of this year when Brad Wall, Saskatchewan’s premier, told CBC Saskatchewan that "If we get an offer and we think it generates a significant amount of money for the province . . . we are at least going to take it to the people”. This would mean that Sasktel, after being sold, would go from being a privatized company to being a deprivatized or “public” company. In the past when companies have been deprivatized, it’s been purchased by the government. However, the idea of sale is still up in the air and no official conclusion or price has been brought forwards. So, what exactly does this entail for Sasktel users and students? What exactly does the potential deprivatization of Sasktel mean?
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“A plus of not selling it is you’re going to get some money for another little while,” He said. “But the competition is so great now that your revenue is gonna go downhill”. Other popular cellular networks in the country include Telus, Bell and Rogers, which are available country-wide opposed to Sasktel’s mainly Saskatchewan-oriented services. Naturally, this makes the competition that much greater. “The con to selling is you lose revenue in the very beginning, but you get that back. The second con would be the rates would go up and the competition will balance it
“A plus of not selling it is you’re going to get some money for another little while,” He said. “But the competition is so great now that your revenue is gonna go downhill”. Other popular cellular networks in the country include Telus, Bell and Rogers, which are available country-wide opposed to Sasktel’s mainly Saskatchewan-oriented services. Naturally, this makes the competition that much greater. “The con to selling is you lose revenue in the very beginning, but you get that back. The second con would be the rates would go up and the competition will balance it