SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2005
Shaw Communications Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 900,
630 – 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4 (403) 750-4500
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Shaw
Communications Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
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July 26, 2005 | |
| Shaw Communications Inc. |
By:
/s/ Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
/s/ Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
NEWS RELEASE
SHAW BREAKS THE HOME PHONE MONOPOLY WITH LAUNCH OF
SHAW DIGITAL PHONE IN WINNIPEG
SHAW DIGITAL PHONE IN WINNIPEG
A reliable, fully featured and affordable residential telephone service
CALGARY, AB (July 26, 2005) — Shaw Communications announced today that Shaw Digital Phone is now
available in Winnipeg. Shaw Digital Phone is a reliable, fully featured and affordable residential
telephone service that will offer consumers a real alternative to their current telephone provider.
Winnipeg represents Shaw’s third major market launch for Digital Phone since February 2005.
The service includes a local residential line, unlimited anytime long distance calling within
Canada and the entire U.S., and six convenient calling features: Voicemail, Call Display, Call
Forwarding, 3-Way Calling, Call Return and Call Waiting. Professional installation, enhanced-911,
directory and operator services, and 24/7/365 customer support are all part of the Shaw Digital
Phone service at no additional cost. Customers also have the option of keeping their current home
phone number and the service works with existing telephones in a customer’s home, so no additional
equipment is required.
Shaw Digital Phone is priced at $55.00 per month. Winnipeg customers have the unique opportunity to
save up to $15 per month when they bundle Digital Phone 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 per cent.
We’re delighted to offer our Winnipeg customers the same reliable and high quality alternative for
their telephone services and bring a much-needed choice to this market. What we find our customers
like the most is that every call in North America is a local call and that there are no hidden
charges.”
Shaw Digital Phone is a primary line telephone service that uses Shaw’s managed broadband network,
not the public Internet, allowing Shaw to offer a consistent level of quality and reliability to
its telephone customers.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business
is providing broadband cable television, Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services
(through Big Pipe Inc.) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star Choice Communications
Inc.) to approximately 3.0 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock
exchanges and is a member of the S&P/TSX 60 index (Symbol: TSX — SJR.NV.B, NYSE — SJR).
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Attention photo editors: Photo to be posted on wire by 1:00 pm MST following Winnipeg press
conference.
For more information, please contact:
Jim Shaw
Shaw Communications Inc.
(403) 750-4500
Jim Shaw
Shaw Communications Inc.
(403) 750-4500
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