COMCAST PROFITS SOAR -- THANKS TO BROADBAND

Comcast chief Brian Roberts boasted Thursday that his Philadelphia-based company, the largest cable provider in the U.S., experienced "simply our best year ever" in 2006 as net income tripled to $390 million on revenue of $7.03 billion. The company attributed the rise to its ability to offer broadband Internet and phone services in addition to cable TV to customers. Comcast reported a 19-percent increase in Internet subscribers producing revenue of $5.5 billion.

02/02/2007