Cable / Telecom News

Shaw going to Whistler

CALGARY – On the face of it, Shaw Communications purchase of Pemberton Cable, announced late Wednesday, is small potatoes. But, if you consider that Pemberton Cable's owners have a license to build a cable system into mega-popular resort town, Whistler - home of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games - then the deal becomes something else altogether. Pemberton Cable currently operates the cable and Internet systems located in Pemberton, B.C., 30 kms north of Whistler. "We are truly delighted with the acquisition of Pemberton Cable" said Peter Bissonnette, president of Shaw Communications in a release. "This gem of a cable system...