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Netflix Throttling Did Not Break Rules - FCC

Last week, Netflix acknowledged that it has indeed downgraded video streaming over some mobile networks.

"We're at a point where there's so much video traffic going across the Internet", said Glenn Hower, a research analyst for Parks Associates.

From the article "Netflix Throttling Did Not Break Rules - FCC" by www.periodismotransversal.com

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