From TechHive: After Netflix made direct interconnection deals with Comcast and Verizon to boost the quality of its videos earlier in 2014, it was pretty much inevitable the streaming service would also strike an agreement with AT&T. Recently, the inevitable was confirmed: Netflix and AT&T came to an interconnection deal in May.
However, the deal will only start to improve streaming speeds for AT&T subscribers this week.
"We reached an interconnect agreement with AT&T in May and since then have been working together to provision additional interconnect capacity to improve the viewing experience for our mutual subscribers," Netflix said in a statement to TechHive. "We’re now beginning to turn up the connections, a process that should be complete in the coming days."
With AT&T in the fold, Netflix now has interconnection deals with nearly all the largest Internet Service Providers in the U.S. Time Warner Cable, which is the country's second largest ISP, has not made a deal with Netflix—or it least it hasn't disclosed one. But with Comcast attempting to acquire its rival, striking a fourth deal may not make much sense at this time. Netflix declined to comment on whether it was in talks with Time Warner Cable.
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