Thomas Rutledge, chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC), said the company's cable subscriber growth in the current quarter has so far surpassed the year-ago period.

Rutledge made the comment on a conference call with analysts following the company's fourth-quarter earnings release.

The company showed slower fourth-quarter subscriber growth in its results, which mirrored the performances of other major cable operators, like Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC).

-By Nat Worden, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5216; nat.worden@dowjones.com