Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) reported Q1 earnings Thursday of 1.26 New Taiwan dollars ($0.04) per diluted share, up from NT$1.21 a year earlier.
A single analyst polled by FactSet expected NT$1.26.
Operating revenue for the quarter ended March was NT$55.81 billion, up from NT$54.94 billion a year earlier.
Comparable analyst estimates were not readily available.
The company's shares were up 1% in recent premarket activity.