DOJ vs. Comcast
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I'm glad I never had to deal with this crap. I hope the Justice Department does the right thing and gives consumers the choices they want.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...2951166384624.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTTopStories
In its cable TV probe, Justice Department investigators are taking a particularly close look at the data caps that pay-TV providers like Comcast and AT&T Inc. T -0.08% have used to deal with surging video traffic on the Internet. The companies say the limits are needed to stop heavy users from overwhelming their networks.
Internet video providers like Netflix have expressed concern that the limits are aimed at stopping consumers from dropping cable television and switching to online video providers. They also worry that cable companies will give priority to their own online video offerings on their networks to stop subscribers from leaving.
Comcast fanned those fears in March, when it said that videos viewed on its own Xfinity app on Microsoft's MSFT +0.20% Xbox wouldn't be counted against subscribers' data caps in the same way as videos viewed using Netflix, Hulu or other apps. Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings accused Comcast of trying to get around federal rules that prevent Internet providers from favoring their own content over others on the Internet. Hulu's owners include Comcast and News Corp., NWSA +0.05% which owns The Wall Street Journal.
I'm glad I never had to deal with this crap. I hope the Justice Department does the right thing and gives consumers the choices they want.