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Facebook Says, Unlike Netflix, It Does Not Degrade Its Video For Mobile

More than half of all US households with broadband subscribe to Netflix, according to Parks Associates.

"I predicted this would occur sooner or later", he continued, noting that subjecting all Internet entities to the rules, not just service providers, would be a "colossal mistake".

"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 "Facebook Says, Unlike Netflix, It Does Not Degrade Its Video For Mobile" by Pablo Novarro.

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