CommunityNet enables the delivery of better educational and health services to Saskatchewan communities.
CommunityNet allows government departments and agencies to offer extensive e-services to the public, and to work together in a more efficient manner.
CommunityNet is enabling SaskTel to expand its high-speed Internet service to smaller communities at a much faster pace. Thanks to CommunityNet, SaskTel has expanded its high-speed commercial network from just eight communities to 237 communities. Expansion will continue to be made on a business case by business case basis. Availability of high-speed Internet will enable small businesses to better compete in the global economy.
CommunityNet will speed the growth of Internet services in rural and remote areas, providing local people with another tool to increase the viability of their communities.

Kbps (kilobits per second) - thousands
Mbps (megabits per second) - millions

Most rural Internet users without the ability to access high-speed lines are currently operating on telephone modems that range anywhere between 14.4 Kbps to 56.7 Kbps. These have the ability (at best) to transfer about three pages of information per second. A few may have access to shared T1 speed (156 Kbps of 1,544 Kbps) and therefore are able to transfer about 12 pages per second.

This new high-speed connectivity will enable the transfer or download of information much more efficiently. At 10 Mbps a facility will be able to receive or transfer 550 pages per second. 100 Mbps permits the transfer of 5,500 pages per second.