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Nerdfest writes:

The title says it all. Not only has Verizon's performance become dramatically worse, the company has continued to try and foist the blame for the problem on Netflix, claiming that the online streaming giant is deliberately degrading performance by attempting to stuff data down specific congested Verizon pipes. Unfortunately, a growing body of evidence suggests this isn't true.

In related news, here's an interesting graph of NetFlix speeds from around the time this 'fast lane' discussion was started until now. These ISPs sure make a case for treating them like common carriers.