CALGARY, Alberta -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) today announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire Norcom Telecommunications Limited ("Norcom"), subject to CRTC approval. Norcom operates cable and Internet systems located in Northwestern Ontario including Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Ear Falls and Ignace, together with the CTV television station, CJBN-TV, in Kenora.

"We are truly delighted with the acquisition of Norcom" said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications Inc. "Shaw has been proud to serve customers in Winnipeg and Northwestern Ontario, including Thunder Bay, Fort Frances and Dryden, for many years, and we look forward to providing the same leading entertainment and communications services to Norcom's customers."

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