America's biggest streaming-video service is engaged in a war of words with the country's largest internet service providers. At stake is the nature of net neutrality and a power struggle over who should pay for improving service to customers, as booming data usage creates "congestion" on the internet highways.
Oct 31, 2014, 8:39 PM UTCBen Popper
FCC might give Netflix what it wants and still allow Comcast to sell fast lanes
A new hybrid proposal would apply utility like price controls to interconnect fees but allow ISPs to sell fast lanes under certain conditions.
Oct 31, 2014, 5:37 PM UTCBen Popper
Internet traffic jams are widespread, and are probably about to get a lot worse
As streaming video services become more and more mainstream, business dispute between the companies that carry our bits is slowing data flows to a crawl.
Jul 31, 2014, 9:01 PM UTCBen Popper
Apple reportedly paying internet providers to ensure speedy delivery of its data
Just like Netflix, Apple wants to use its own content-delivery network, and is paying ISPs for the privilege
Jul 21, 2014, 3:35 PM UTCBen Popper
Verizon says Level 3 is looking to get a 'free ride' for its massive Netflix traffic
The back and forth over internet congestion continues
Jul 18, 2014, 7:31 PM UTCBen Popper
How one man bypassed internet congestion and fixed his Netflix streaming
On today's internet, the shortest route is sadly not always the best
Jul 17, 2014, 8:27 PM UTCBen Popper
Did Verizon accidentally admit it's slowing down Netflix traffic? Level 3 thinks so
The war of words has come to focus on a specific case in Los Angeles
Jul 14, 2014, 2:22 PM UTCBen Popper
Google, Netflix, and Facebook ask FCC to intervene in fight over internet 'congestion'
Tech titans want the feds to weigh in on the growing dispute over interconnection fees
Jul 10, 2014, 9:07 PM UTCBen Popper
The war of words continues: Verizon says Netflix is the one causing internet congestion
The streaming video company is unique in its traffic demands
Jun 13, 2014, 5:18 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
FCC scrutinizing Netflix speed issues on Comcast and Verizon
Jun 9, 2014, 4:31 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Netflix will end 'crowded network' warnings after fight with Verizon
Verizon speeds dip, even after controversial deal
Jun 5, 2014, 6:53 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Verizon sends Netflix cease and desist over streaming quality warnings
Jun 4, 2014, 6:35 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Verizon slams Netflix 'PR stunt' that blamed ISPs for bad streaming quality
Jun 4, 2014, 1:23 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Netflix tests warnings that blame internet providers for poor streaming quality
May 22, 2014, 4:27 PM UTCBen Popper
Google Fiber teams up with Netflix in fight against Comcast's internet tolls
The battle lines are being drawn as the FCC debates its open internet rules
Apr 28, 2014, 10:13 PM UTCKwame Opam
After Comcast, Netflix signs traffic deal with Verizon
The streaming service cuts deals while net neutrality hangs in the balance
Apr 24, 2014, 8:40 PM UTCSean Hollister
Netflix accuses Comcast of charging twice for the same internet content
Apr 21, 2014, 9:15 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Netflix opposes Comcast–TWC merger over 'anticompetitive' concerns
Apr 14, 2014, 4:02 PM UTCChris Welch
Netflix streaming speeds on Comcast jump 65 percent after controversial deal
Apr 1, 2014, 4:54 PM UTCBen Popper
FCC shoots down Netflix's call to expand the scope of net neutrality
The government says it won't seek to regulate the infrastructure that moves data across the internet
Mar 24, 2014, 2:40 PM UTCBen Popper
Deal with the devil: why Netflix broke its own rules on net neutrality
By agreeing to pay Comcast, Reed Hastings set a painful precedent
Mar 21, 2014, 9:24 PM UTCBen Popper
AT&T fires back at Netflix, says Reed Hastings is asking for a 'free lunch'
As the FCC prepares to issue a new framework on net neutrality, the war of words is heating up
Feb 24, 2014, 5:15 PM UTCBen Popper
Verizon CEO says he expects Netflix will pay for better streaming
Has Netflix–Comcast deal set a precedent that it will have to pay for carriage on all broadband pipes?
Feb 21, 2014, 10:30 PM UTCRussell Brandom
Netflix and Comcast may have forged a truce for faster streaming speeds
