The provincial government keeps changing its tune about what it plans to do with SaskTel.

First, the Crown corporation was for sale, then wasn't. Now, the minister has revealed that a major national phone company has stopped by his office to say hello.

"I wasn't in the meeting, but I arrived back at the office before they did leave, so I introduced myself as well and had a brief discussion about Bill 40," said Dustin Duncan, the minister responsible for SaskTel.

Bill 40 is the legislation that was rushed through the house this week, allowing the government to sell up to 49 per cent of any Crown corporation without triggering a public referendum.

Thursday night in Saskatoon, Premier Brad Wall suggested their might be corporate interest out there.

"Absolutely unsolicited inquires have been made. There's no offer,” Wall said. “But companies have simply come forward to say ‘what does that mean?’"

Duncan says he raised the matter of Bill 40 with the telecom visitors to his office, so they would understand that SaskTel is not for sale.

"I wanted to reaffirm the position that the premier has made,” Duncan said. “SaskTel is not for sale, but Bill 40 would allow the potential for partnership."

The opposition NDP says the government's intent is clear.

"This isn't about partnership,” said the NDP’s Warren McCall. “This is about selling up to 49 per cent of SaskTel."