Netflix Calls Out AT&T for Subpar Streaming Performance

Netflix, stepping up its criticism of Internet service providers, called out AT&T for offering video-streaming speeds that trail even those of phone companies with inferior technology. AT&T, the biggest landline phone company in the US, provided an average speed in March of 1.73 megabits a second for Netflix’s service on fiber-based connections, trailing CenturyLink and Windstream Holdings, which use older DSL lines, Netflix said. AT&T could improve its speeds by using a free interconnection with Netflix, the video company said. “AT&T customers expect a good quality Netflix experience given how much they pay AT&T for their Internet service,” Netflix said