Verizon Threatens To Sue Netflix Over Error Message

Verizon is threatening to sue Netflix over a message the video site is displaying to users when their videos stall and buffer. "The Verizon network is crowded right now," a message to one user read. "Adjusting video for smoother playback."

Verizon is furious that it is being blamed for poor video quality and is warning Netflix it could face legal action over the "false accusations."

"There is no basis for Netflix to assert that issues with respect to playback of any particular video session are attributable solely to the Verizon network," Randal Milch, Verizon's general counsel, wrote in a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to his Netflix counterpart, David Hyman...