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"Despite signing a peering agreement to improve service speeds, Netflix access through Verizon FiOS is actually getting slower.\nNetflix released its monthly ISP speed index on Monday showing off the latest figures for June 2014.\nSee also: Why Is Netflix Slow? The FCC Wants to Find Out\nAlthough the rankings for major ISPs have remained largely the same, Verizon FiOS actually dropped two positions, from 10th place to 12th between May and June 2014. Right now, the average speed for Verizon FiOS subscribers is 1.58Mbps, or about half as fast as ISP leader Cablevision, which averages 3.10Mbps for its subscribers.\nThis is notable, in part, because Netflix signed a peering agreement with Verizon in April. When Netflix signed a similar agreement with Comcast in February, performance for Comcast customers almost immediately improved. In contrast, Netflix performance for Verizon FiOS customers has continued to suffer since signing the peering agreement.\nThe difference is that Comcast and Netflix started working together on infrastructure changes months before the peering deal went through, according to Ars Technica. On the other hand, Verizon and Netflix didn't start testing connections and ports until June. \nLast week, Verizon blamed Netflix for continued traffic problems, claiming that it's not Verizon's network that is congested, but Netflix's choice of transit providers. However, Verizon failed to acknowledge that Netflix agreed to pay Verizon to access direct connections to its network; the reality is that Verizon's infrastructure isn't ready to step in, and take Netflix's bandwidth.\nFor its part, Netflix has put the onus of the congestion problems on Verizon, even going as far as to show customers error messages that say Verizon's network is crowded. Verizon sent a cease-and-desist letter to Netflix over those messages.\nThe tit for tat over who is at fault for slow service might be entertaining for outsiders, but the real losers are Verizon and Netflix's shared customers. It would be great if both companies could put the blame game aside for a moment, and focus on actually letting people watch content. After all, those old episodes of Cheers won't stream themselves.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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