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"Netflix will soon stop sending its users messages blaming their broadband providers for poor streaming quality. \nNetflix announced it would end the \"small scale test\" on June 16, which started in early May.\nSee also: Need for Speed: Google Joins Netflix in Grading ISPs on Streaming Video\nThe messages aren't gone for good. In a blog post, Netflix said it will \"evaluate rolling [the test] out more broadly.\"\nNetflix also addresses criticism from some broadband providers \u2014 primarily Verizon, which issued a cease and desist against these messages last week \u2014 that claim Netflix itself could be blamed for the degraded experience. \n\"We pay some of the world\u2019s largest transit networks to deliver Netflix video right to the front door of an ISP. Where the problem occurs is at that door \u2014 the interconnection point \u2014 when the broadband provider hasn\u2019t provided enough capacity to accommodate the traffic their customer requested,\" says Netflix. \n\nNetflix's ISP speed index for May 2014 shows Comcast and Verizon both dropping down two spots in rankings. Image:  Mashable/NetflixNetflix's ISP Speed Index for May, the company's measure of which ISPs provide the best streaming experience to Netflix users, shows Comcast and Verizon FIOS dropping in the rankings, to No. 5 and No. 10, respectively. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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