Shaw Communications is making its long-anticipated foray into the wireless business by picking up Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion.
Wind, which operates in urban areas in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, has 940,000 subscribers, and Shaw said the small carrier is expected to generate $485-million in revenue and $65-million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in 2015.
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