Brazilian telecommunications company Embratel Participacoes S/A said late Tuesday that net profit more than quadrupled in the fourth-quarter, as cable television revenue soared in the period.

Embratel, controlled by Mexico's America Movil SAB, said quarterly net profit was 190.8 million Brazilian reais ($97 million), up from BRL45.1 million in the year-ago

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