ZDNet today reports that Netflix has “expressed regret” over quota-free deals with ISPs iiNet and Optus, saying the agreements have breached its position on net neutrality.
As such, it will refrain from signing agreements like the ones signed with iiNet and Optus in the future.
“Data caps inhibit internet innovation and are bad for consumers. In Australia, we recently sought to protect our new members from data caps by participating in ISP programs that, while common in Australia, effectively condone discrimination among video services (some capped, some not),” the company said to ZDNet.
“We should have avoided that and will avoid it going forward. Fortunately, most fixed-line ISPs are raising or eliminating data caps in line with our belief that ISPs should provide great video for all services in a market and let consumers do the choosing.”
You can read the full report here.
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