CALGARY and MONTREAL – Shaw Communications is partnering with the Computers for Success Canada (CFSC) program to donate used computer equipment through the Feds’ Computers for Schools (CFS) program.
CFS has distributed more than $450 million worth of computers to schools, Indigenous communities, non-profits, and low-income families since 1993.
To launch this partnership, Shaw and CFS will distribute more than 300 computers to Pathways to Education, a national, charitable organization working to help youth in low-income communities to graduate from high school and successfully transition to post-secondary education, training, or employment.
The partnership between CFSC and Shaw also includes…
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CALGARY – Shaw Business has cranked up its internet speeds, giving business customers access to up to 1 Gbps download and 125 Mbps upload.
In addition, business customers on eligible Shaw Business Internet and SmartWiFi 150 and 300 plans will see their download speeds doubled to 300 Mbps and 600 Mbps, respectively, at no additional cost.
Shaw said that the speed increases and the launch of 1 Gbps download speeds for business customers is the result of its “significant investments” to improve the quality and capacity of its fibre network, combined with the introduction of the Hitron DOCSIS 3.1 modem.
“As businesses…
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CALGARY – The Shaw Rocket Fund is celebrating 20 years of fuelling high-quality, Canadian-made media.
Since 1999, Shaw Rocket Fund has invested more than $220 million in 865 audio-visual programs and associated digital media content for children, youth and families. It supports creative programming in both of Canada's official languages, as well as Indigenous and various languages, on all platforms that air Canadian children's and youth programming.
When it was first established, the Fund provided top-up equity funding for Canadian children's television programs based on investment applications from the independent production sector. In 2004, it shifted its approach and became a…
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SALMON ARM, BC – Shaw Communications has extended the naming rights for the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm through 2035.
The arena has received significant upgrades as part of the partnership extension, including a new sound system and video wall, which will contribute to enhanced user and fan experience with state-of-the-art equipment, according to Friday’s press release. Shaw will also provide operational contributions annually for the term of the contract.
“Whether it’s to cheer on the Silverbacks, practice their skating skills or celebrate a birthday, the people of Salmon Arm have been drawn to Shaw Centre for nearly 20 years,” said Shaw’s…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications is crediting technology from Fujitsu Network Communications for helping to boost the capacity and scalability of its fibre-optic network.
Shaw said Tuesday that it has completed its work with the Fujitsu 1FINITY platform and Virtuora software. The Fujitsu 1FINITY T310 Transport and 1FINITY L100 Lambda series blades combined with the Virtuora Network Control Solution provided Shaw with a modular, programmable, optical networking solution to enhance network utilization, capacity and performance, and were well suited to help Shaw achieve its connectivity goals, reads the news release. The Virtuora solution offers software-defined network control capability,…
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CALGARY – Shaw Business says that it can now deliver up to 100 Mbps symmetrical private data connections to over 300,000 business locations across Western Canada with next generation Ethernet over DOCSIS (EoD) technology.
Customers may now leverage EoD technology to connect their sites and branch locations together with an easy-to-manage, end-to-end private network connection with a single vendor solution that may be paired with Shaw’s fibre-based Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) solution, reads the news release.
Shaw Business’ enhanced EoD solution is integrated into a convenient single-box deployment using Shaw’s DOCSIS 3.1 modem, which allows for easier installation and improved performance…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications credited its Freedom Mobile for gains in profits and revenues in its first quarter ended November 30, 2018.
The Calgary-based company said Monday that it added approximately 66,000 net Wireless wireless revenue generating units (RGUs) in Q1 2019, consisting of over 86,000 postpaid additions and 20,000 prepaid losses, up from the 34,000 net RGUs posted in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
CEO Brad Shaw credited the influx in subscribers to promotions such as the Big Binge Bonus which he said “provides a strong value proposition to Canadians who increasingly want and use more wireless data.”
“Our…
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NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. and CALGARY – TransLink and Shaw Communications announced Wednesday the two organizations will team up to deliver free Wi-Fi for transit customers across Metro Vancouver starting in 2020.
“We have half-a-million people ride our system every day, and when we ask them what they’d like to see on transit, Wi-Fi is one of the most frequent requests,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond in the joint press release. “We’re proud to be the first transit authority in Canada to offer this free Wi-Fi service and we’re doing it at no cost to our customers or taxpayers.”
Starting in…
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CALGARY – Shaw said Thursday that it is giving the gift of speed this holiday season by doubling the speeds of its top internet plans for all new and existing residential customers in Western Canada.
All existing residential customers with Shaw’s Internet 300 and Internet 150 plans will be automatically upgraded in the coming weeks to 600 and 300 Mbps download speeds, respectively, at no additional cost. Shaw added that existing customers may get their speed upgrade sooner by power-cycling their modem beginning Monday, December 3.
New customers may sign up for Internet 300 and Internet 150 plans starting aat $55…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications is offering $500 million principal amount of 3.80% senior notes due 2023 and $500 million of 4.40% senior notes due 2028.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of outstanding indebtedness.
Pending any such use of net proceeds, Shaw may invest the net proceeds in bank deposits and short-term marketable securities. Closing is scheduled to occur on November 2, 2018.
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