流媒体服务供应商Netflix日前和美国电信运营商康卡斯特(Comcast)达成协议,在向后者支付一定费用后就能直接使用后者提供的宽带网络,而无需像以前那样通过“中间人”接入康卡斯特网络,从而能为Netflix的用户提供更加流畅的在线视频观看体验。据报道,Netflix多年来一直借助康卡斯特的网络向用户提供流媒体服务,由此产生的成本让两家公司争论不休。Netflix希望免费接入康卡斯特的网络,而后者则希望就Netflix用户引发的巨大流量寻求一定的补偿,理由是这种服 Stream media service provider Netflix has reached an agreement with US telecoms operator Comcast recently to pay for the latter’s direct access to the latter’s broadband network without having to go through the “middleman” "Into Comcast’s network to give Netflix users a smoother online video viewing experience. It has been reported that Netflix has been providing streaming media services to users over the years through Comcast’s network, and the resulting costs have debated the two companies. Netflix wants to gain access to Comcast’s network for free, while the latter seeks some compensation for the massive traffic that Netflix users incur on the grounds that the service