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.”

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