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Netflix Is Throttling Speed On AT&T, Verizon

The Washington Post | by TVNewsCheck

The service on Thursday admitted that for the last five years it has been capping the speed of its video streams on the AT&T and Verizon cell networks to keep customers from going over their monthly data allowance. By doing so, Netflix keeps viewers from paying stiff penalties, keeping the binge-watching behavior Netflix relies on in check.