Battle between Netflix and Net Nuetrality

Lately there has been a lot of controversy over the poor streaming quality of Netflix while using a Verizon and other Internet providers. Netflix is blaming the Internet providers for not providing enough bandwidth for the customer to download their movie fast and efficiency.

This issue is making the consumer very upset because they are spending money on a product that is not working properly with their Internet provider. 

But who is to blame? is it Netflix for making the service use so much bandwidth or is it the internet provider for not giving enough bandwidth? They are both at fault for this issue. This is an issue between all of the companies complaining that they are charging too much for their services.  

 "This is about consumers not getting what they paid for from their broadband provider," a Netflix spokesman said in a statement. "We are trying to provide more transparency, just like we do with the Netflix ISP Speed Index, and Verizon is trying to shut down that discussion."

These companies are all going to lose customers if they keep this up. They can complain to each other all they want in the background, but don't bring the consumer in the middle of the issue. We still have net neutrality in this country, so the consumer should not be involved in this corporate battle.  

when a verizion spokesperson was asked If you already have a deal with Netflix in place that you say has fixed the issue, why are some Fios broadband customers still experiencing poor Netflix streaming? he responded: Well, we can't just snap our fingers and the network is upgraded. We need new facilities. We have to do the equipment engineering. Build it and test it. We are doing all of that right now. And it should be completed during this year. 

The reality is that we have a deal in place to handle these issues. So who is at fault is really a moot point. We both recognize that customers will be better off with a direct connection. And that's what we are in the process of implementing.

For all you Netflix users on college campuses everywhere, this is a heads up so you are not left out in the dark with this issue. And if you want this issue to stop temporarily, I would try to find an Internet provider that is a pay-as-you-go until they come to a conclusion.

This issue also affects everyday people that already have enough going on in their lives. These corporations need to stop affecting the consumer over a internal issue.