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[ NNSquad ] Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal may heighten calls for net neutralityj
Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal may heighten calls for net neutrality
http://j.mp/1exjW0G (L.A. Times)
NScreenMedia founder Colin Dixon said Comcast has found a way to give
its online movie and TV streaming service, Xfinity StreamPix, a
competitive edge over rivals like Netflix. The service, which costs $5
a month, is not subject to the data-use limits Comcast imposes on its
high-speed Internet customers. "This is Comcast preferring its video
service on broadband over other video services," Dixon said. "That
itself could well make regulators start looking at this much, much
more closely." Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen said
Comcast is experimenting with data-use thresholds in markets including
Chattanooga, Tenn., and in Atlanta. Services that subscribers access
via the Internet - including Netflix and Hulu, a streaming TV service
that is one-third owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal group, are counted
against this cap. But StreamPix taps into Comcast's private network,
and doesn't run the meter.
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How many years ago did we predict this kind of manipulative scenario? Yep.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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