The Department of Justice reportedly is investigating whether cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner are violating antitrust rules through practices that limit their broadband customers’ access to online video. The Justice Department apparently has questioned these companies, as well as other cable providers and online video sites Netflix and Hulu. Its queries reportedly focused on data cap policies that limit how much content a subscriber can download each month.
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DoJ May Put Kibosh on Cable Cos.' Data Caps
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 14, 2012 12:00 PMThe Department of Justice reportedly is investigating whether cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner are violating antitrust rules through practices that limit their broadband customers’ access to online video. The Justice Department apparently has questioned these companies, as well as other cable providers and online video sites Netflix and Hulu. Its queries reportedly focused on data cap policies that limit how much content a subscriber can download each month.