SASKTEL INTERNATIONAL AWARDED NETWORK PROJECT IN AFRICA

June 6 2003

$2.1-MILLION DEAL SIGNED WITH TANZANIA TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY LIMITED

SaskTel International has been awarded a contract worth $2.1 million by the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) to complete a network infrastructure project in Tanzania. SaskTel International will undertake the full rehabilitation of TTCL’s outside plant network in the city of Dar es Salaam, as well as extensions to the outside plant networks in three other cities.

“This contract marks SaskTel International’s fourth contract with TTCL and the seventh contract in Tanzania,” said Maynard Sonntag, Minister of Crown Investments Corporation. “Contracts such as this allow SI to deliver world-class network consulting and project management services to Tanzania, while bringing revenue back home to benefit the people of Saskatchewan.”

The project is scheduled to begin in early June and will take approximately six months to complete. All of the work will take place in Tanzania, with eight SaskTel International employees working on site. Over the past 10 years, SaskTel International has completed six stand-alone projects to improve communications in East Africa, totaling more than $56 million in contracts.

“We are pleased to secure another fee-for-service contract and continue our business relationship with TTCL,” said Garry Simons, President of SaskTel International. “We have an excellent relationship with TTCL and see the company as a strong partner in our network operations in Africa.”

ABOUT SASKTEL INTERNATIONAL
SaskTel International provides engineering consulting, project management, and software solutions around the world. Since 1986, it has generated $464 million in revenue with a net income of $115 million through its three lines of business - software solutions, project management and investments. SaskTel International is a wholly owned subsidiary of SaskTel, the leading full service communications company in Saskatchewan, offering complete wireline, wireless, Internet and e-business solutions over a state-of-the-art, digital network.

SaskTel International’s diversification initiatives provide the new revenues required to continue the delivery of high speed internet, digital cellular and other vital services across the province of Saskatchewan. The web site for SaskTel International is www.sasktelinternational.com.