Cable Giants Seek to Limit Internet Streaming, Slow Netflix
June 1, 2011
Just as more and more American consumers are joining the streaming-video party, and using more bandwidth because of that, their Internet service providers – many of which, by no coincidence, also run large pay TV operations -- are getting set to cap the fun.
With companies like Netflix and Hulu threatening their subscription business, companies including AT&T, Comcast and Charter no longer want to aid the competition by offering consumers all-you-can-eat broadband. The message: Think twice before you cut that cord, America.
Cable Giants Seek to Limit Internet Streaming, Slow Netflix