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The
company also said that it does not downgrade videos for T-Mobile
US Inc and Sprint Corp users because they had "more consumer
friendly policies," the Journal added.
In response to requests for comment, Netflix said it had posted
a blog on Thursday. In the blog, it said it had limited its
video quality for mobile viewers globally, capping them at 600
kilobits-per-second, to protect consumers from exceeding mobile
data caps. (http://nflx.it/25nWHo1)
The dominant online video company also said that it will
introduce a data-saver feature for mobile apps which will allow
users more control over their data usage while streaming on
mobile networks.
This feature is expected to be available to users sometime in
May, Netflix added.
"We're outraged to learn that Netflix is apparently throttling
video for their AT&T customers without their knowledge or
consent," Jim Cicconi, AT&T senior executive vice president of
external and legislative affairs wrote in an email.
(Reporting by Amrutha Penumudi and Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru;
Editing by Sandra Maler)
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