Shaw surpasses 1,000,000 HD customer mark

Shaw announces second quarter financial and operating results

CALGARY, Alberta — Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) announced results for the second quarter ended February 28, 2010.

Digital customers increased 98,544 to 1,508,527, and Internet and Digital Phone lines grew by 26,735 to 1,771,312 and 54,922 to 978,287, respectively. Basic customers declined by 1,055 and DTH customers increased 1,071. During the quarter Shaw surpassed 1,000,000 HD customers, with over 650,000 Digital Cable and 350,000 DTH subscribers receiving HD television services.

Subscriber statistics:

                                                                     Growth
                                     --------------------------------------
                                           Three months          Six months
                              Total  ended February 28,  ended February 28,
                       February 28,  ------------------  ------------------
                               2010      2010      2009      2010      2009
                       ------------  --------  --------  --------  --------
Basic cable customers     2,328,557   (1,055)     4,273   (2,471)    13,471
  Digital customers       1,508,527    98,544   106,489   186,803   167,206
DTH customers               903,109     1,071     3,657     2,168     4,105

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