- Verizon (NYSE:VZ) admits that slowness on its network yesterday for Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) users was due to its actions, in what appears to be a violation of net neutrality regulations.
- The carrier blamed the throttling on video optimization: “We've been doing network testing over the past few days to optimize the performance of video applications on our network," a Verizon spokesperson says. “The testing should be completed shortly. The customer video experience was not affected.”
- Customers did have their experience affected, though, the Verge notes. Speed-testing from a Netflix tool showed a clear difference in rates between it and other traffic, and it appears that similar caps were applied to other video applications.
- Such traffic prioritization is likely at odds with the FCC's Title II regulations (rules that the current FCC is working hard to try to roll back).
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