Netflix
streaming speeds see
major boost after Comcast payouts

Surprise! Paying off
Comcast does have its benefits. Less than two months
after coming to a peering arrangement*with Comcast*where it agreed to make regular payments to the cable giant*to ensure high-quality
streaming for its customers,
Netflix reported that average
streaming speeds have surged by 65% on
Comcast's network. In fact, the increase in
streaming speeds was so large that
Comcast jumped ahead a full six spots in Netflix's rankings of Internet service providers and **w is*the fifth-fastest ISP for
Netflix streaming in the United States with an average speed of 2.5Mbps.
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