SaskTel projects that its customers will make approximately 950,000 long distance calls this Christmas Day, December 25. That number includes 700,000 wireline calls and 250,000 wireless long distance calls.
In comparison, on Christmas Day 2009 SaskTel customers placed 736,000 wireline long distance calls and 210,000 wireless long distance calls for a total of 946,000.
About 44 percent of Christmas Day calls are expected to be made to locations in Saskatchewan, while 51 percent of the calls will be to Canadian destinations outside of the province. About five percent of the calls will go to the United States and overseas.
The increase in long distance calling during the holidays may result in some network congestion. Customers can minimize any inconvenience by remembering to: place calls outside of the busy hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; place direct-dialed calls instead of operator assisted calls; verify phone numbers in advance; and take time zones into consideration.
