CALGARY – With provincial telco Manitoba Telecom Services taking away many video subscribers, it’s only natural that Shaw Communications would turn to Winnipeg to launch voice over Internet protocol telephony.
Winnipeg today became the third market where the company has launched Shaw Digital Phone, “a reliable, fully featured and affordable residential telephone service that will offer consumers a real alternative to their current telephone provider,” says Shaw’s press release.
The service includes a local residential line, unlimited anytime long distance calling within Canada and the U.S., and six calling features: Voicemail, call display, call forwarding, three-way calling, call return and call waiting. Professional installation, enhanced-911, directory and operator services, and around the clock customer support are all part of the service.
Shaw Digital Phone is priced at $55 per month and customers have the opportunity to save up to $15 per month when they bundle it with other Shaw services. For example, a customer who currently subscribes to Shaw Digital TV and High-Speed Internet can add Digital Phone for just $40 per month.
"The success of Shaw Digital Phone in Calgary and Edmonton is undeniable," said Jim Shaw, CEO of Shaw Communications Inc. "More than 22,000 customers have chosen our Digital Phone as their primary telephone service and our customer satisfaction levels continue to exceed 95%.”
In Winnipeg, MTS has its own bundle, including digital television, and its last customers count, released in May, said the telephone company had over 40,000 TV customers. The telco will release a brand new figure when it announces its quarterly results on Wednesday.
