NEW YORK—Internet video service Netflix is telling the Federal Communications Commission that it should reject AT&T’s purchase of satellite TV company DirecTV unless some changes are made.
In a letter dated Monday, Netflix said that if the deal is completed in its current form, AT&T could decide to hurt online video producers like Netflix and Hulu in order to protect the investment it’s making in DirecTV. It could do that by implementing data caps or usage-based pricing that would make Netflix video more expensive to watch, Netflix said, adding that AT&T has already shown it’s willing to degrade consumers’ access to Netflix streams.
Netflix said ... AT&T could decide to hurt online video producers like Netflix ... to protect the investment it's making in DirecTV.
