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Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications Inc. was a Canadian telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. by JR Shaw in Edmonton. The company was acquired by and amalgamated into Rogers Communications in 2023; most operations were rebranded to the…

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Founded
1966; 60 years ago (1966) (as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd.) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Industry
Telecommunications
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Defunct
April 3, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-04-03)
Divisions
Shaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct
Fate
Acquired and merged with Rogers Communications

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Shaw Communications

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples43
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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Shaw Communications

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related to Eponymous buildings · 11
Shaw Communications → British Columbia, Calgary, November, OttawaShaw Park, Salish Sea, Shaw Centre, Shaw Court, Shaw Tower, Sidney, VancouverShaw Centre, Winnipeg
see also · 5
Shaw Communications → Burning LogCanwestClassicommList, CanadaShaw Multicultural ChannelTelecomList, CanadaYTV, Companies, Shaw CommunicationsMedia
related to External links · 3
Shaw Communications → CRTC, Official, Rogers
Key people · 2
Shaw Communications → Bradley S. Shaw (CEO), Paul McAleese (president, COO of Freedom Mobile)
ASN · 1
Shaw Communications → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Defunct · 1
Shaw Communications → April 3, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-04-03)
Divisions · 1
Shaw Communications → Shaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct
Fate · 1
Shaw Communications → Acquired and merged with Rogers Communications
Formerly · 1
Shaw Communications → Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd. (1966–1983) Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (1983–1993)
Founded · 1
Shaw Communications → 1966; 60 years ago (1966) (as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd.) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Shaw CommunicationsASN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsDefunctApril 3, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-04-03)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsDivisionsShaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsFateAcquired and merged with Rogers Communications1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsFormerlyCapital Cable Television Company, Ltd. (1966–1983) Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. (1983–1993)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsFounded1966; 60 years ago (1966) (as Capital Cable Television Company, Ltd.) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsFounderJR Shaw1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsHeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsKey peopleBradley S. Shaw (CEO)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsKey peoplePaul McAleese (president, COO of Freedom Mobile)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsNet incomeCAD $986 million (2021)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsNumber of employees9,500 (2020)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsOperating incomeCAD $2.161 billion (2019)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsParentShawcor (1966–1970s)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsProductsCable television, high speed internet, telephone, satellite television, network and specialty broadcasting, logistics tracking, radio1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsRevenueCAD $5.509 billion (2021)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsSubsidiariesFreedom Mobile (2015–2023) Shaw Mobile (Acquired by Rogers Wireless)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsSuccessorRogers Communications1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsTraded asTSX: SJR.A (Class A) (voting) (1983-2023) TSX: SJR.B (Class B) (non-voting) (1983-2023) NYSE: SJR (until 2023)1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsTypePublic1.00infobox
Shaw CommunicationsWebsitewww.shaw.ca1.00infobox

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