Shaw Communications, Inc., a diversified communications company, provides broadband cable television services, Internet, digital phone, telecommunications services, Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite services, and satellite distribution services in Canada and the United States. Its cable television services include cable and extended tiers, digital cable, pay television and pay-per-view, video-on-demand, bundling of services, and new video services. The company also provides high speed Internet access services to residential and business subscribers. Its digital phone services include local residential line and long distance calling, as well as calling features, including voicemail, call display, call forwarding, three-way calling, call return, and call waiting. In addition, Shaw Communications operates a fiber network that serves as a platform for voice services, IP-based services, business-to-business services, and video. Further, it distributes digital video and audio programming services through DTH satellite to residences and businesses; uplinks and redistributes television and radio signals through satellite to cable operators and other distributors, and related network services; and provides satellite tracking and messaging services to the trucking industry, as well as integrates and manages satellite data networks with land-based telecommunications. Additionally, the company owns and leases, directly and indirectly, satellite transponders that receive and amplify digital signals and transmit them to receiving dishes located within the footprint covered by the satellite. As of August 31, 2007, it had 1,451,756 Internet customers, 763,140 digital cable customers, and 385,357 digital phone lines; and 879,585 DTH subscribers. The company, formerly known as Capital Cable Television Co., Ltd., was founded in 1966. It changed its name to Shaw Cablesystems, Ltd. in 1984 and to Shaw Communications, Inc. in 1993. Shaw Communications is headquartered in Calgary, Canada