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Shaw dramatically boosts broadband bit caps; fuelled by full digital cable conversion by August 2012

CALGARY – This will shake things up among broadband providers and their customers.On Wednesday evening, Shaw Communications met with customers in four cities – Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg – to show that the company has heard their complaints about usage-based billing and data caps by unveiling an expansive overhaul of its broadband plans.Bit caps are up huge across the board for Shaw customers, including two unlimited broadband plans, others with 250 to 750 GB limits and another coming soon with a Terabyte limit.The new broadband plans were created after the company listened to hundreds of its customers during 34...