Shaw Communications buying upstart WIND Mobile in $1.6B deal
In a blockbuster shake-up of Canada’s mobile phone industry, cable and Internet giant Shaw Communications is buying upstart WIND Mobile in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion.
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Shaw Communications is set to buy WIND Mobile. The move is likely to shake up an industry largely dominated by three providers -- Telus, Rogers and Bell -- and potentially impact Canadian pocketbooks.
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Head of cable giant says deal provides affordable entry into the wireless industry and an expansion beyond Western Canada where it has most of its customers.
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Canadians in Alberta and British Columbia will see the most immediate changes to telecom services stemming from cable operator's move into wireless.
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View ArticleShaw completes deal for Wind Mobile
Shaw Communications Inc. has closed its acquisition of struggling wireless carrier Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion.
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