Apple and Comcast in Talks for Streaming Partnership?

Giants may work out deal that would give users preferential treatment on cable's 'last mile'

Could Comcast users say goodbye to fuzzy, buffering videos and hello to fast, HD-quality content thanks to a rumored deal with Apple? 

The Wall Street Journal reported that unnamed sources say Apple and Comcast are negotiating a streaming television service deal that would give the cable giant's customers who own Apple set-top boxes preferential treatment on its network. 

When everyone in the network is trying to access too much online content simultaneously, the "last mile"—the final part of the cable wires that delivers service to the customers—tends to get congested.

Internet service providers argue that content makers that absorb a lot of bandwith should be responsible for hogging the space.

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