Verizon admits to throttling video in apparent violation of net neutrality [telecom]

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by Russell Brandom

Yesterday, we reported that Verizon Wireless appeared to be throttling Netflix traffic - and today, the company seems to have come clean. In a statement provided to /Ars Technica/ and /The Verge/, Verizon implicitly admitted to capping the traffic, blaming the issue on a temporary video optimization test.

"We've been doing network testing over the past few days to optimize the performance of video applications on our network," a Verizon Wireless spokesperson said. "The testing should be completed shortly. The customer video experience was not affected."