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Comcast earnings ride broadband, voice subscriber gains

Comcast reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results as it continued to poach telephone customers from incumbent carriers and bolstered its high-speed Internet subscriber base. The cable giant, which will become one of the larger media players if it closes its purchase of NBC Universal, delivered fourth-quarter earnings of 33 cents a share, up from 14 cents a year ago. That sum includes …

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Cisco results signal economic recovery under way

Strong financial results from Internet infrastructure equipment maker Cisco Systems are a good sign that the economic recovery is under way. The company on Wednesday reported that profits for its second fiscal quarter, which ended January 23, were up 23 percent compared to a year ago. The company reported profits of $1.9 billion, or 32 cents a share. A year …

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