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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
' m7 x% o) n3 u' \* E! o! i发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
3 F6 @* w7 U' J7 p+ r. Sfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
) ~: o3 F, V- `on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
9 l9 E- ]- _% p3 d& Q- A- i5 lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
6 Q' W( i' u3 f7 w' V% a( l1 hcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be$ ~% \8 U- ?* B, `8 r+ x1 N) c! w
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail. % w( d6 E% c+ R4 f/ Z: d3 ?; R1 V
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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0 U6 T# d) i& D6 s* xWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the$ p: f& {& e4 a( L) Z% t
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in2 m. c3 E0 Y# i5 o5 R. X) @
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages6 l6 x: X( _ E; T
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that( j/ g* c* c8 X% G4 ~
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.4 H0 P& H8 g2 `+ k' W9 H
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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3 D* C3 v! q4 d$ sOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is' Z9 o2 |$ g& Y
helpful.9 g9 j3 b4 Q3 T; L$ t
( \. ]. ~4 ]' ]! eYours sincerely,8 o' I: Z, S9 r8 H
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7 p2 W% W! M6 m) f# g7 B4 h3 PTony Clement |
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