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Integrated Business Communications (IBC) is a communications system with improved features and functionality to support employees' daily business needs and operations beyond just making and receiving calls.

The following are some of the more popular features which are included in the IBC Standard Package for one monthly price.  
  • Unlimited local and long-distance calling to Canada and the U.S.
  • A personalized conference number that can accommodate dozens of participants in an audio conference call
  • Voicemail
  • Voicemail to Text
  • Call Me Anywhere – Receive calls on your desk phone, desktop client or mobile device
  • Calling Name and Number Delivery – Know who is calling
  • Call Forwarding

To learn more about IBC, click on the available links to access helpful videos and other related IBC guides/help posters.

You can learn about how to use these and other features by watching the IBC user tutorial video on the SaskTel website.
  • ​Various call forwarding options 
  • Quick dial programming 
  • Personal conference line 
  • IBC directory of users
  • ​Soft Client application (an online version of your desk phone)
  • Click-to-dial from Soft Client
  • Busy lamp (phone status monitoring)

A full list of features can be found in the IBC Feature Guide on the  SaskTel website. 

There are three services with a whole host of features available to you with the Integrated Business Communications (IBC) phone system. Please reference the below quick start guides for more information about each service.  

With IBC, you can initiate a conference call with as few as 3-6 participants or as many as 254 participants. To learn how to set up and use your personalized IBC audio conference bridge, please reference SaskTel's  IBC Audio Conferencing Guide. To avoid using conference bridge capacity for a smaller conference call, you can 3-6 way call directly from your phone set or Soft Client application. 

Please note a single IBC conference call cannot exceed 254 participants. 

IBC Help Posters

To get familiar with some of the changes and functionality with the new IBC phone system please reference the series of IBC help posters. 

Additional support resources can also be found in the related documents section at the bottom of this page.

Contact Information 

For telephone support, please contact your Telephone Coordinator. They are the first level of support in administering the IBC phone system on behalf of their organization and for contacting the SaskTel Business First Support Team for troubleshooting telephone issues.

IBC Tutorial Videos

Series of tutorial videos have been created to allow users with on-demand access to information about the phone set, IBC soft client, IBC user portal, audio conferencing and system changes. Videos can be viewed here.

Password Assistance


How to Set Up Your IBC Password
Your IBC username is your 10-digit phone number followed by @IBC.sasktel.com (i.e. 3067875555@IBC.sasktel.com).

Once you receive an IBC desk phone, a temporary password will be emailed to you. Please log into ibcportal.sasktel.com and change your account password after receiving the temporary password.  

Forgotten password?
If you need to change or have forgotten your IBC password, please contact the Telephone Coordinator for your area. Only telephone coordinators can change or reset your IBC password.

 Related Documents
  • Guide
    • IBC Phone Set, Soft Client and User Portal Legend
      This legend shows how to take advantage of several features and functionalities from your IBC Phone, including making and receiving calls on your Phone Set and SoftPhone client software.
    • IBC Advanced and Basic Telephone Administrator Guide
      The document outlines advance & basic IBC administrator functions, including auto attendant set up, caller line ID changes and privacy settings, password resets, reassigning phone numbers, and correcting directory spelling.
    • IBC Soft Client Multi Calling Guide
      This document covers how to complete a 3-to-6 way/multi-way calling on the IBC Soft Client desktop application.
    • IBC Conference Lines
      Learn how using IBC Audio Conferencing can save money on conference calls.
    • IBC Business Continuity Guide
      This guide outlines the continuity tools available with the IBC phone service including Call Forwarding, Call Me Anywhere and the IBC Soft Client application.
    • Call Management Guide
      This guide outlines the types of call management available for Sasktel IBC products, including call transfers, parks, and holds.
    • IBC Busy Lamp Guide
      This guide provides instructions for how to use the Busy Lamp Field feautre on the IBC phones.
    • IBC Cisco 8800 Start Guide
      This SaskTel document provides information about how to use the Cisco 8800 series phone sets.
    • Using IBC Desktop Client Guide
      This SaskTel document provides detailed instructions about how to use the IBC Soft Client desktop application.
    • IBC Audio Conferencing
      This SaskTel document provides instructions about how use the conference call service within IBC.
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