{"id":829,"date":"2019-03-08T17:05:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcifiber.net\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2019-03-08T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T18:59:16","slug":"video-streaming-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lcifiber.net\/index.php\/video-streaming-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Video Streaming Bandwidth Guide &#8211; From LCI Fiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.17&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lcifiber.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/stream3.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0|54px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/lcifiber.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lci-tag.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; 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text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||13px&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>slowdown causes<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.17&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffa800&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||13px&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The fiber advantage<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;||0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.15&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.17&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; 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