Thursday, April 26, 2007

UPDATE 1-Comcast profit rises on subscribers, one-time gain

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 26 - Comcast Corp. , the leading U.S. cable operator, posted on Thursday an 80 percent rise in quarterly profit, fueled by subscriber growth and a one-time gain from dissolving a partnership with Time Warner Cable Inc.

Net profit rose to $837 million, or 26 cents per share, in the first quarter, from $466 million or 15 cents per share, a year earlier. The results were boosted by a $300 million gain from the dissolution of its Texas/Kansas cable system partnership with Time Warner Cable.


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