Netflix Slams Comcast for Not Supporting Net Neutrality

Comcast strikes back as deal for Time Warner Cable awaits regulatory approval

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Netflix has fired another salvo in the war over net neutrality.

The company slammed internet service providers Thursday for trying to turn the web into a tiered system, where richer companies get faster access to customers — all while accusing Comcast of failing to support net neutrality regulations.

“Comcast has been an industry leader in supporting weak net neutrality, and we hope they’ll support strong net neutrality as well,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings argued in a blog post.

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Hastings remarks come as net neutrality, a term that refers to preventing internet providers from favoring or charging tolls for access to certain channels and services, is being hotly debated.

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