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This could be interesting. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible antitrust violations from cable providers attempting to stifle competition from Netflix, Hulu, and other online video providers.
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Citing “people familiar with the matter” the WSJ says that the investigation stems from cable company activities such as setting data caps to limit the amount of content subscribers can download each month. Such limits could bring streaming activity from Netflix and others to a screeching halt, forcing users to purchase VOD content from cable providers if they want to watch movies.

Netflix has already voiced concern that it and other online video providers are the targets of the cable company data caps and other measures aimed at steering consumers towards the cable companies’ offerings.

What do you think the results from this government probe will be? Do you think cable providers have been acting improperly to quash competition from Netflix?
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[via The Wall Street Journal]

6 Responses to “Are Cable Companies Unfairly Stifling Competition from Netflix?”

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    Danofive0 [visitor]

    I believe it. The Cable people will do all they can to slow down people using the online TV and movie set up. Unless it is from them.
    The cable people set things up to rip you off. And make you pay for crap you do not want. They can set it up to give you just what you want. And only what you want. But No! . You have to have this and that, to get this. B.S.
    I cut my Cable over a year ago. And doing great with out the $90.00 + buck bill.
    I have Netflix online. Block Buster two out at a time. And Hulu for free. And RedBox when I want them.
    Now the Crap Cable people are going to try to mess the online set up, up. Put caps on things ect.. Just like the Movie Co’s are trying to do with the delay bit
    at RedBox ect.
    I know the cable Co’s are trying some limit bit here and there now..
    Get ready. The Cable Co’s have the Big Bucks to buy people off in DC.
    Drag it out and get what they want. I think in the next few years if you watch more then say 10 movies from NetFlix online you will be over your Cable limit. And then they will bill you up the butt for anything more.
    Sorry to say it. But Big Brother and the Cable Guy are in the same bed.
    So get ready to bend over and smile! I hope I am wrong.

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      ChadCronin [chadcronin]

      If my cable company puts a cap on usage I will probably just cut the cord all-together and get a internet deal through verizon with a 4G mobile hotspot for my family. I have already been cashing in all free digital codes and I bought a 3 TB harddrive to save as much as I can now so if this happens, I will start taking more advantage free hotspots when I need to download tv shows and movies. If I couldn’t use Netflix cheaply I would do away with it unfortunately, which I would hope they would fight to keep the internet highway open. I would think it to be wise for Netflix and Amazon and others to team up with cell carriers and allow us to stream what we want without using up our data usage.

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    Charles [visitor]

    No doubt the cable companies are trying to impede Netflix, et al so they can push their VOD service. What will happen, though, is more people will pull the plug and rent from Redbox.

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    bart927

    Of course they are… cable is desperately trying to hang on by over charging customers for the service that’s used most, internet access.

    Now that most people want internet over TV, cable is Basically punishing people for dropping the (main) TV part of their services. I remember when cable internet was first introduced as an “add-on”, now it is a bullying tactic for leverage to make customers keep the other services.

    The cell carriers are starting to do the same thing. You get high speed up to a certain point, then it is scaled back.

    Until everyone speaks up, nothing will be done…

    I always wondered what would happen if a whole town or city didn’t pay their cable bill one month…What would the cable companies do? *smirk*

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    s142424

    The important word is “unfairly”. Netflix is basically telling people to go ahead and suck up all the bandwidth you want. I’m not a friend of Netflix OR Comcast, but the question is, are the cable companies colluding or are they defending their product? This should be an interesting decision.

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    BlueDesert [bluedesert]

    The Cable companies are a bunch of greedy s.o.b.s. They are trying everything possible to make themselves even RICHER. I believe in Capitalism and companies making a fair profit. I do not believe in them making OUTRAGEOUS profits .
    It will be a cold day in Hell before I pay Time Warner $4.99-$9.99 for a new release VOD. It’s not gonna happen. I’ll just wait the extra month or 2 till I get them from Netflix in the mail or get’em for $1.20 at RedBox. I really don’t care how long I have to wait. My life doesn’t revolve around seeing a movie on it’s release date. I have no interest in streaming AT ALL. I’m picky and won’t watch a bunch of old B,C or D-list titles.