The Financial Post reports in its Saturday edition that BCE has posted earnings that came ahead of analyst expectations as the company retained more wireless subscribers. The Post's Stephanie Hughes writes that revenue came in below estimates and projections for organic growth were soft. The shares fell. Canada's biggest telco earned 69 cents a share on an adjusted basis in the fourth quarter, more than the 62 cents forecast by analysts. Net earnings rose to $632-million, up from $505-million a year earlier. Revenue of $6.4-billion was slightly below estimates. The stock dropped as much as 5 per cent after the open Thursday in Toronto before paring some of those losses and ending at $35.03. Desjardins Securities analyst Jerome Dubreuil said the market may have reacted to a potential lack of organic improvement in projected year-over-year growth for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. He also pointed to the stock's recent outperformance. BCE said it sees revenue increasing 1 per cent to 5 per cent for the current year, up from 0.2 per cent in 2025, as it expects growth in artificial-intelligence-related services for businesses, higher wireless pricing and an increase in wireless product sales.