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EU commissioner talks to Netflix on switch to SD video to conserve bandwidth

2020-03-19 08:35:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said he spoke to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on ways to ensure sufficient internet capacity while more people are working at home during the coronavirus crisis. On Twitter, Breton launched the hashtag #SwitchtoStandard to encourage people to use SD rather than HD video in order to conserve bandwidth. 

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