Verizon argues throttling video is allowed under net neutrality rules
Last week, Verizon was caught and subsequently admitted to throttling all video traffic on its network. And today, the company is finally addressing the potential net neutrality issue.
In a statement to Broadcasting & Cable, Verizon said that its actions represented “reasonable network management,” which is an exception carved out under the 2015 net neutrality rules. “Video optimization is a non-discriminatory network management practice designed to ensure a high quality customer experience for all customers accessing the shared resources of our wireless network,” a spokesperson said.
It’s pretty expected that Verizon would argue this. It said last week that its video throttling was a matter of “network testing” that would be “completed…
