Shaw releases sub numbers, re-confirms 2009 guidance

CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced its subscriber figures for the last two months, and re-confirmed its financial guidance for fiscal 2009. Basic cable subscribers grew 7,053 to reach 2.28 million, while the company added 74,833 digital cable customers for a total of 1.15 million by April 30, 2009. Shaw also reported 1.64 million Internet customers and 758,155 digital phone lines.It’s direct to home satellite subsidiary Shaw Direct (formerly Star Choice) lost just over 2,000 customers in that same time period, bringing its total to 894,573. "Cable subscriber results exceed the two month customer figures from a year ago and it is clear that...