Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications Inc. {{tsx|SJR.NV.B}} {{nyse|SJR}} is a Canadian company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

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The company was founded by J.R. Shaw. It provides Internet access, cable television, digital cable, and video on demand services. In 2005 Shaw started offering telephony services in Calgary, Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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J.R. Shaw - Internet access - Cable television - Digital cable - Video on demand - 2005 - Telephony - Calgary - Alberta - Edmonton - Winnipeg - Manitoba

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From its base in Calgary, it grew during the 1980s and 1990s through acquisitions of firms including Classicomm in the Toronto area, Access Communications in Nova Scotia, Fundy Cable in New Brunswick, Trillium Cable in Ontario and Moffat Communications of Winnipeg, which had itself previously acquired Videotron's assets in Alberta. However, two swaps, in 1994 and 2001, with Rogers Cable have resulted in its assets being restricted to western Canada and a few areas of northern Ontario.

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1980s - 1990s - Classicomm - Toronto - Access Communications - Nova Scotia - Fundy Cable - New Brunswick - Trillium Cable - Ontario - Moffat Communications - Winnipeg - Videotron - Alberta - 1994 - 2001 - Rogers Cable - Western Canada - Northern Ontario

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Shaw is also the parent of Canadian Satellite Communications (Cancom) and, through Cancom, Star Choice, one of Canada's two national satellite television providers. For many years it also owned a number of radio stations and specialty television services; these assets were later spun off into Corus Entertainment in an effort to satisfy a now-repealed CRTC policy discouraging cross-ownership of cablesystems and specialty services.

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Canadian Satellite Communications - Star Choice - Satellite television - Corus Entertainment - CRTC

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