SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2005

Shaw Communications Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

(Address of principal executive offices)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

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     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     o

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     Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Shaw Communications Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:		December 2, 2005
		Shaw Communications Inc.

 

By:
/s/ Steve Wilson                                             
Steve Wilson
Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.

NEWS RELEASE

SHAW ANNOUNCES INTEREST DISTRIBUTION

Calgary, Alberta — December 1, 2005 — Notice is hereby given that an interest distribution of 55.469 cents per security on Shaw Communications Inc. 8.875% Canadian preferred securities due September 28, 2049, will be paid January 3, 2006, to holders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2005. The anticipated ex-dividend date, pending determination by the TSX is December 13, 2005.

The interest distribution on the preferred securities will be treated as interest income for tax purposes.

Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services (through Big Pipe Inc.) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Star Choice Communications Inc.) to approximately 3.0 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.NV.B, NYSE - SJR).

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For further information, please contact:

Steve Wilson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc.
403-750-4500

www.shaw.ca