The abolition of Trump FCC net neutrality has no impact on business – Variety

Netflix leader Reed Hastings – who has been a strong supporter of net neutrality rules to ensure that service providers do not discriminate against internet content companies – said the US overthrow net neutrality would have no impact "Worldwide, net neutrality has gained as consumer expectations," said Hastings, during an interview on the post-Q2 results organized by Netflix. "I would say that net neutrality advocates have won the day, in terms of those expectations, so we do not see any change in that in the United States or in any other country."

Last December, the Federal Communications Commission "We are disappointed with the FCC's decision to eradicate the protections of net neutrality that ushered in an unprecedented era of innovation, creativity and creativity. Civic engagement, said Netflix. "Netflix said at the time. "Netflix will support innovators, big and small, to oppose this erroneous order of the FCC."

Last May, the US Senate passed a resolution to reinstate the FCC's net neutrality rules. to be signed by President Donald Trump, who opposed the need for net neutrality. Trump's choice for the US Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, voiced strong views against net neutrality.

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In past years, Hastings himself advocated for net neutrality laws. In 2014, the CEO spoke of a defeat of the court canceling the Open Internet rules of the Obama administration at the time (after a court challenge by Verizon), claiming in a letter to shareholders that Netflix "Would vigorously protest and encourage our members to demand the Internet […]

Since then, Netflix has significantly increased its subscriber base and has entered into direct agreements with ISPs, including Comcast, to ensure bandwidth dedicated to its video traffic.

On Monday, Hastings said that it does not matter if a given country has laws on net neutrality, "globally, around the world, consumers are waiting [of net neutrality] and ISPs are delivering it."

Hastings 'comments downplay the impact of the US reversal on the net Netflix' neutrality came after Netflix missed its target of T2 subscriber forecasts of about 1 million. Despite the deficit, Netflix ended the quarter with 130.1 million global streaming customers, up 25% from last year, and for the first time generated more revenue abroad than in the past year. In the United States