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"Netflix has pointed its finger at another Internet service provider that it paid to ensure better streaming quality.\nVox media designer Yuri Victor tweeted a picture in which Netflix displayed a warning within its interface, identifying Verizon as the reason for lagging performance.\nSee also: Is Verizon Really Slowing Down Netflix?\n\nOh snap, netflix. pic.twitter.com/wMfavoHOyj\n\u2014 Yuri Victor \u2665 (@yurivictor) June 4, 2014\n\n\u00A0\nIn a conversation following the tweet, Victor said he tried to stream Netflix through his Apple computer via a Verizon FiOS connection in the Washington, D.C., area when he received the message. Victor and the analysts he interacted with, BTIG Research's Rich Greenfield and Walter Piecyk, said they had not seen the message before.\nJonathan Friedland, a spokesperson for Netflix, responded to the conversation, saying the company is \"always testing new ways to keep members informed.\"\nA Verizon spokesperson did not mince words when asked for comment. \"This is a PR stunt. We're investigating this claim but it seems misleading and could confuse people,\" the spokesperson said.\nWhile the FCC takes public comment on new rules that would regulate how data flows over the Internet, a brewing battle over peering \u2014 the connection of networks to facilitate data flow \u2014 has started to go public. These connections are usually done for free out of interest in boosting efficiency.\nPeering, however, is not addressed in the net neutrality debate; it has to do with physical connections as opposed to the actual digital flow of data.\nNetflix has not been shy about blaming ISPs for performance issues surrounding its content, but has primarily focused its ire on Comcast. The streaming media company has signed paid peering deals with both ISPs \u2014 Comcast in February and Verizon in April \u2014 to sidestep some of the congestion on the Internet and reach consumers with a more direct path.\nSince then, Netflix has taken almost every opportunity it can to tell customers that it should not be blamed for any issues.\nGoogle recently entered the debate, coming out in support of free peering and launched its own tool to judge IPS performance, a tool similar to Netflix's ISP speed index.\nA recent study highlighted that paid peering deals in the U.S. may already be widespread.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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