Netflix to FCC: Data Caps Are Illegal

摘要

Online video giant Netflix is telling the FCC that data caps and usage-based pricing are a threat to broadband deployment, adding that they violate the congressional mandate on advanced communications services. According to comments with the FCC on its upcoming report on advanced telecommunications, Netflix, not surprisingly, wants ability to access video to be the test of whether broadband is being deployed in a reasonable and timely manner. Internet service providers, on the other hand, argue that usage-based business models help differentiate their services and manage bandwidth demands on limited capacity. Netflix-which relies on said bandwidth to serve customers hungry for online video-is pushing back hard, calling caps ineffective.