MONOPOLY: Comcast Reports $837 Million In 1st Quarter Earnings; Contribution To City’s Tax Base = $0

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable television operator, said Thursday its first-quarter profits surged 80 percent, helped by a one-time gain from the dissolution of a joint venture with Time Warner Cable.

Comcast posted net income of $837 million, or 26 cents per share, in the quarter compared with $466 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

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