Netflix’s Internet video service thrives on drama and suspense, but not the kind triggered by a legal ruling that threatens to affect the company’s growth and pricing.

The intrigue stems from an appeals court decision overturning Federal Communication Commission regulations that prodded high-speed Internet providers to treat all online services equally, including video transmissions that placed higher demands on their networks.

The dismantling of that FCC rule, known as net neutrality, raises the possibility that Netflix may someday have to pay additional fees to Internet service providers to ensure that its video continues to stream smoothly.

.................DUTV could make this more smoothly