CRTC Asks Rogers to Probe Online Game Throttling Complaints
August 30, 2011
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The Black Op’s testing data was appended to the World of Warcraft complaint, and is not part of this complaint. I explain further here:
http://jasonkoblovsky.blogspot.com/2011/08/cgo-black-ops-testing-data.html
Um . . .
So Rogers gets to investigate itself? We used to let the police do this, too, at one point.
Iain, the term “probe” can lead to a misunderstanding. The CBC article linked indicates that the CRTC has “asked Rogers to disclose by Sept. 2 whether it has tested any other games and apps”. That is the first step in the process.
Helicopter Game
Hope this doesnt happen with any Helicopter Game and destroy its servers.