Sunday 29 April 2018

Xfinity Mobile loses $189 million during the first quarter despite adding 196,000 new subscribers

Xfinity Mobile, owned by cable giant Comcast, has reported its first quarter earnings report. During the three month period ended in March, Xfinity Mobile lost $189 million, which is a sizeable chunk of change. At the same time, the company added 196,000 new subscribers. Comcast doesn't have to spend to build out a network, and sells its wireless service and phones from Xfinity stores already selling cable and internet. This might be a clue that Comcast is pricing Xfinity Mobile as a loss leader so that the company can push cable, internet and home phone service to its mobile subscribers.

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