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| | Shaw's Big Pipe Seeks Big U.S. Partners - Broadband Week 02/05/2001 (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Shaw Ventures' Big Pipe Inc. is a Canadian fiber optic network with U.S. points of presence (POPs) in Washington, DC; Palo Alto, Calif.; Chicago; Seattle; and New York, among others. |
 | | Combined with Shaw's own fiber backbone-built to support sister company Shaw Communication's cable TV and high-speed Internet traffic-and dark fiber leased from 360networks, Big Pipe is creating a 12-strand fiber optic backbone covering 3,939 miles. |
 | | Today, Shaw owns cable TV systems, a DTH satellite service (Star Choice), a satellite service provider (Cancom), the Shaw@Home broadband ISP, radio and TV channels, and is said to be working towards launching voice-over-cable. |
| www.broadbandweek.com /news/010205/010205_cable_shaw.htm (799 words) |
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