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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services- n( P9 ]" W- ? P$ r4 Y
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)6 x2 w3 ^! A! X) k
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Dear Sir or Madam: " h) v' \" S8 @' Y! C3 T2 r+ j0 V6 V
8 G& ?" E9 { q1 g/ W" dThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)% {0 E5 n1 d* A/ b/ A- ~
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
6 N6 M- N( z9 E" G$ h% m, q3 |on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear) G; B, X7 {) o0 F8 |
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" }+ ]+ \/ H! i1 ?: H
service providers.
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/ A* _% s. k/ r" e5 Z( p* ?Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are: X, r+ ^: u4 c
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving4 z( J' q: j* p* a+ }
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops2 c' g* o) p, u8 C
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
3 d* d8 a3 ]$ F" v+ C, S7 Xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
P( a" L5 H+ J7 ?guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
! [: @ g; x$ X `* F' ginvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
9 q2 `5 j7 r; smarket forces to prevail. " Z/ }! l* {$ V
: c( c% [) P' Q2 q% }& I9 s$ BThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has4 S" ~: t% |# [" K0 D
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large [2 q+ Y4 A7 S; _5 t# \
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
6 r- H0 ]" \5 Q. z: wwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. / R& b& i- K" J, E
+ Y9 J9 O, o+ w( c; r7 p$ X% L6 ^When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
+ J$ u0 i5 D5 I! dgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in" n9 e2 d, {$ B- }9 a8 M% }
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages+ J3 D* d8 {/ `2 v( t
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that( e" ^: P9 m# n' [( _6 k
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. Y9 a2 d! p/ e( x4 Q$ ^! eYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
/ C) y- H. S3 g2 dand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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9 R8 @! i4 d/ R" |* eOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is1 f2 U- B' t3 z) Q g
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,/ A6 q; b3 G2 r! @
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s! t. j6 \* P. H- n, qTony Clement |
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