Comcast soars the most in five years after profit tops estimates
Comcast rallied the most in more than five years after its focus on improving internet service paid off in the third quarter, with the largest U.S. cable provider posting a big increase in broadband subscribers. The company added 363,000 internet subscribers in the period, a 70 percent increase from a year earlier. Comcast has had only one previous quarter in the past six with larger broadband customer gains.
The growth should ease investor concern that broadband is slowing and shows why much of the company's capital is going toward network upgrades. It's now the biggest U.S. provider of gigabit speeds.
The pay-TV business remains tough, with video subscribers shrinking as more U.S. customers go for cheaper options such as AT&T's DirecTV Now. The U.S. video losses are a reminder why Comcast is paying $39 billion for Sky Plc—a pay-TV company in Europe, where cord-cutting isn't so prevalent.
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