VICTORIA, B.C. – Cable TV pioneer JR Shaw has earned the 2011 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced Monday the reopening of its 6.75% senior unsecured notes, due 2039, for an additional C$400 million.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced Tuesday the launch of its Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 High Speed Internet (HSI) packages for consumers in Shawinigan, Québec, as well as its…
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RESULTS FROM AN ANNUAL survey of U.S. broadband households show that downstream speeds increased an average of 34% in 2010, according to In-Stat.
“The survey also highlights that the majority…
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OTTAWA – Saying he’s defending consumer choice and competition, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced Tuesday that the Conservative government will appeal a Federal Court of Canada ruling that…
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TORONTO – BMO Capital Markets has downgraded its investment rating on Shaw Communications from outperform to market perform, based on the growing competitive threat from Telus, which could eventually…
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EXTON, Pa. and TORONTO – Brent Innes of Rogers Communications is this year’s winner of the SCTE Young Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year Award, the Society of Cable…
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MONTREAL – After donating 5 cents for every text and long distance call last Wednesday, Bell Canada (with the help of multiple Olympic medal-winner Clara Hughes) announced it raised…
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BANGALORE – EchoStar Corporation says it will buy Hughes Communications Inc. for US$2 billion, including Hughes debt expected to be refinanced in connection with the transaction. The transaction will…
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CALGARY – On Monday, Shaw Communications released the dates and locations for customer consultation sessions to share thoughts on Internet usage allowances and billing.
"Last week, we said that…
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