Widespread SaskTel service disruption caused by fibre cut

A fibre cut disrupted SaskTel internet, television, home phone and cellular services in several Saskatchewan communities Thursday, including Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

The Crown corporation said crews were working to restore service as quickly as possible.

SaskTel first reported the outage around 10:30 a.m. in Saskatoon and surrounding areas. By 10:57 a.m., Prince Albert had been added.

At 11:41 a.m., SaskTel also listed Allan, Clavet, Colonsay, Drake, Lanigan, Young, Aberdeen and Moon Lake as affected communities.