Netflix Fears the Internet Could Become Like Cable TV
Article from National Journal:
When negotiations between big media companies and cable TV providers break down, viewers are often left without access to their favorite channels and TV shows.
A fight between CBS and Time Warner Cable last year blacked out channels for millions of consumers. Subscribers to small cable providers lost access to Viacom channels earlier this year.
Those blackouts could be a preview of the Internet’s future, Netflix’s top lobbyist warned during a panel discussion Wednesday.
Christopher Libertelli said federal regulators should intervene or the Internet service providers could “turn the Internet into more of a cable television system.”
Just like in the cable TV industry, disputes between video websites and Internet service providers could keep customers from watching the shows they want, he warned.
For years, websites have hired third parties to deliver data to Internet providers, who carry the content to consumers’ homes. In recent years, because of the massive amount of data that Netflix is delivering to its subscribers, the company has been bypassing those third…………………continues on National Journal
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Sliced fibre-optic cable knocks out TELUS Internet service
Article from St. Catharines Standard:
A sliced fibre-optic cable is to blame for TELUS Internet service going down.
A handful of businesses with TELUS Internet service across Niagara went offline Thursday at about 3 p.m. and remained down until 1:30 p.m. Friday.
In an e-mail response to The Tribune Friday, Jill Yetman, a social and media relations official with TELUS in Toronto, wrote, “It appears a fibre-optic cable has been cut outside of Niagara, affecting service to some customers.”
“Our preliminary findings indicate that only a handful of TELUS business customers are affected by this outage,” Yetman said.
She said cellphone service wasn’t affected by the problem. Technicians were able to fix the problem Friday afternoon, restoring the serv…………………continues on St. Catharines Standard
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