NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp , the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly revenue on Wednesday as it added more Internet and phone subscribers.
Fourth-quarter net profit rose to $955 million, or 33 cents a share, from $412 million, or 14 cents a share, a year earlier.
After adjusting for one-time charges, COMCAST (CMCSA.NQ)posted a profit of 29 cents a share, compared with 25 cents a share a year ago.
Revenue rose 2.9 percent to $9.07 billion, compared to the average Wall Street estimate of 8.97 billion.
The Philadelphia-based cable company added a net 247,000 high-speed Internet customers and 243,000 digital phone subscribers in the fourth quarter. It lost more than 199,000 basic video subscribers during the quarter.
(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke; Editing by Derek Caney)
