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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
/ E. u, X1 T) ?- D2 y) D. y发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)8 R: B0 G7 O+ ~: f4 W
+ W$ F6 u7 ^' }# |' jDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
4 L. e' b/ j9 x; k6 K$ Nfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
8 C7 K1 w5 v( C7 t# won the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear8 v7 \ p; v3 N- p5 f! G: y
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
; m0 k0 |/ e& D$ L# Cservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
5 n- ~7 _3 R% p+ y% Q5 San increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
5 e% ^* Z9 ^! [5 L. d( iinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
6 {+ \+ O, z! o+ W6 O% GCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look% p2 m& }# P, ]+ _* e
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be) J! m+ {+ N U% q/ V5 D
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
5 F: S1 Z" M4 Hinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
' n' A5 Y; b8 S/ T! F* N( p/ ^$ Umarket forces to prevail. % e2 q1 E `1 {0 y0 Q
& s' ^4 h7 a" n, d! [The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has$ W$ X' e$ O1 Q* g
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the5 G0 p _: l" r' r% r. D d
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
: c1 k8 }0 ]! A2 X( qline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages5 j# T0 {3 p: K/ a! y9 s) W
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
. h5 [8 y& ?5 D+ many decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
- r1 d3 d: s# nYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
0 v5 K+ C: B; u% sand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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' d' u/ a) C% s6 COnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is! j3 U U% d& W n& }9 Q, A m2 d
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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: d, [, D8 n, U8 I) r0 N. QTony Clement |
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