Netflix Calls Out AT&T for Subpar Streaming Performance
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Netflix Inc., stepping up its criticism of Internet service providers, called out AT&T Inc. for offering video-streaming speeds that trail even those of phone companies with inferior technology.
AT&T, the biggest landline phone company in the U.S., provided an average speed in March of 1.73 megabits a second for Netflix’s service on fiber-based connections, trailing CenturyLink Inc. and Windstream Holdings Inc., which use older DSL lines, Netflix said. AT&T could improve its speeds by using a free interconnection with Netflix, the video company said.