Netflix is now primarily a video streaming company. As a result, the company thrives in the current business model of content creators and networks, and would suffer were networks (like AT&T or Comcast) to start charging more for faster connections or more usage.
To head off this concern, Netflix lobbies for rules to constrain what the networks can charge for what sort of bandwidth. This general topic is called “net neutrality.”
To this end, and to advance their interests on other legislation current and future, the company has added two lobbyists (including a Federal Trade Commission official) to its in-house shop, Cecelia Kang reports in the Washington Post.
Victoria Luxardo Jeffries was named senior manager of government relations. Jeffries comes from the a division of the Federal Trade Commission’s bureau of competition that oversaw merger reviews in the high-tech industry and of video rental services. She will begin at Netflix later this month.
Netflix also hired Colin Bortner as manager of government relations. He comes from Monument Policy Group, where he advised Netflix and other Web firms including Zillow, Travelocity and Microsoft.
Netflix also hired Colin Bortner as manager of government relations. He comes from Monument Policy Group, where he advised Netflix and other Web firms including Zillow, Travelocity and Microsoft.
