PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $3.4 billion.

The Philadelphia-based company said it had net income of 76 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs and amortization costs, were $1.01 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 91 cents per share.

The cable provider posted revenue of $30.02 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $29.75 billion.

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