Prediction: Shaw Internet customers will really like this
By Greg O’Brien
CALGARY — In a move the company says is meant to reward its wired broadband customers while building its wireless subscriber count out west, Shaw Communications is launching today its new Shaw Mobile branded service.
Exclusive to British Columbia and Alberta, Shaw Mobile is meant to leverage the company’s LTE network, its Fibre+ network and 450,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to offer Shaw Internet customers a way to add wireless that promises to dramatically reduce their monthly wireless data bill.
Beginning today, Shaw Fibre+ Internet subscribers can add up to six wireless lines of…
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CALGARY — Shaw Communications tweeted out a teaser today saying its new Shaw Mobile branded service, exclusive to British Columbia and Alberta, will launch on Thursday, July 30.
The company isn’t offering any public details ahead of the formal launch, except to say Shaw will offer iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro smartphones to customers — information included in the tweet.
Since it’s being offered in B.C. and Alberta, home to the bulk of the company’s wired subscribers, we’re betting some bundled TV-Internet-wireless packages with Shaw Cable will be on offer, along with other differentiations to separate the brand from…
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VANCOUVER – Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications are both stepping up their support for women and individuals facing gender-based violence throughout B.C. by providing complimentary cellular phones along with voice and data plans to the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia.
The handsets will provide essential lifelines for those experiencing domestic abuse. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, anti-violence service providers across B.C. have reported an increase in demand for help and an increase in severity of the types of violence, says the EVA BC press release.
“The social distancing required during the pandemic has made it difficult for those facing violence…
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CALGARY — Shaw Communications is asking Canadians to help support more than 200 Alberta youth-based charities connected to the Shaw Charity Classic golf tournament and its charitable giving program, Shaw Birdies for Kids. The tournament had to be cancelled this summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Canadians can text KIDS to 30333 to donate $10 to the Shaw Charity Classic Foundation between now and August 30, with all funds raised going toward the children’s charities across Alberta that benefit from the PGA Tour Champions event in Calgary. Donors are encouraged to use the #ChipinforKids hashtag to share their donation…
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McAleese decries pricing discipline of Big Three
By Greg O’Brien
CALGARY – While the Covid-19 crisis has hit everyone hard, Shaw Communications posted what can only be considered a good third quarter, considering all that has happened during the pandemic. It announced its Q3 results after the markets closed on Friday.
Also, with 90% of its stores now reopened (albeit with much less traffic so far) and customer activity increasing in its wired and wireless (Freedom Mobile) segments, executives also said Friday the company has rehired 50% of the approximately 1,000 employees it furloughed in April.
“While we continue to navigate through…
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By Denis Carmel
VANCOUVER – In a civil suit filed on June 10, Telus has asked the British Columbia Supreme Court to grant an injunction preventing Shaw, from using the term “Fibre+” as the product name for its fastest Internet service.
“The false and misleading statements in Shaw’s advertising and promotional materials described above, which Shaw knew and knows are false, were made with the intent to cause consumer confusion and injury to Telus without lawful justification, and will result in Telus suffering actual economic loss,” writes Telus in its statement of claim.
Telus argues that using the word “Fibre”, Shaw misrepresents…
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CALGARY – The 2020 Shaw Charity Classic golf tournament has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis, the company and PGA Tour Champions announced today.
It was scheduled for August 24-30, 2020, at Calgary’s Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.
With international travel restrictions still in place, along with federal and provincial governments urging caution, the official decision came after the City of Calgary cancelled all event permits through to August 31st, in an effort to minimize the spread of Covid-19.
“Over the past few weeks, we have had extensive meetings with all of our key stakeholders including the PGA Tour, along…
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MONTREAL – Music, media and technology company Stingray today announced it has reached an agreement with Shaw Communications to renew its carriage agreement.
As part of the agreement, Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct customers will have access to Stingray Music audio channels and can enjoy the Stingray mobile app and web player for free. Music video TV channels Stingray Retro, Stingray Loud, Stingray Vibe and Stingray Country will also be available to residential and commercial subscribers.
“We are thrilled to have renewed our agreement with Shaw,” said Eric Boyko, president and CEO of Stingray. “Our partnership creates an important channel to…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Saying it is suffering from an asymmetrical marketplace, Shaw filed an application to the CRTC on May 27th, requesting interim relief from having to offer access to its network to resellers, at mandated rates while Telus and Bell/MTS have no such obligations for their higher speed offerings.
The application was filed the same day the company launched its Fibre+ Gig service, across 99% of their network.
“Five years have now passed since the last review of the Commission’s wholesale wireline framework and ILECs’ fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) services continue to enjoy a regulatory holiday from mandated HSA requirements….
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CALGARY — Shaw Communications announced Wednesday the launch of its Fibre+ Gig Internet product, which it says is the most broadly available plan for gigabit speeds for residential Internet customers in Western Canada.
Fibre+ Gig is now available to more than 99% of Shaw’s residential customers, due to the ongoing investments the company has made to its Fibre+ network, says the news release. Shaw has offered gigabit speeds to business customers since March 2019.
“Customers today trust in and rely on their home technology like never before, which is why we have continued investing in growing our Fibre+ network and…
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