Broadcom shares surged more than 8% in after-hours trading Monday after the communications chip designer posted second quarter earnings per share 9 cents above analyst expectations.
Darcy Keller, the newspaper's head of communications for the Americas, confirmed the note posted on the Financial Times Twitter feed, but declined to comment further.
The largest U.S. cable company, Comcast (nasdaq: CMCSA - news - people ), saw revenue jump 12.1% in its third quarter, while number three Cox Communications (nyse: COX - news - people ) posted an 11% gain.