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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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- X. ]; `8 v7 [4 e# @, ?8 _2 Y1 W+ dDear Sir or Madam: * ]8 }( f. a1 C& y
" V j$ G3 \/ ?. o( t" I& _" \Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)1 B7 a& O: h0 W2 l3 i2 n& r
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
. E: T8 i2 {% }0 q& x: T' H. Lon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear1 c9 ~7 v1 }/ g* f9 [ ~( K6 X5 @
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet7 x: X0 K1 r0 `8 g- m
service providers.
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- L# z* S; Y( B- L5 n, `& E4 ~Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are( n1 j# H0 c' Q9 Q, x4 ?* }- g7 u
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
5 e6 b- ^. k; g; N e0 X8 @: e0 o; H/ Cinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
5 Y Y$ F6 P3 q, | v( X) MCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look" _9 |' w4 j& Q0 g. Y1 D! A& b
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
) @* P7 ^9 H" M! g' Pguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and( {- H- e, J0 T, x5 F0 Q, ^
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
7 b& c# ~) Y' d! K+ ymarket forces to prevail. ; E( M) X" H. ]8 @$ M( U
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has9 Z7 ^+ q" X9 U$ S4 U+ [
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
5 g; S* Z7 l R0 `$ @$ g5 Z+ znumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
6 C/ \- q" z( X3 G* P& ]% V5 _www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
- w, h+ d6 N: o! Z& ^government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
# g- k, V- ?* g W7 Sline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages6 O- H1 n' r; m* w- ^; ?8 z p
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that9 |+ P: @$ d/ _$ ^+ m0 i& n6 w
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ l/ q R, s) A! X# R) ^4 O0 KYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy9 T5 E4 g6 k- B# T
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.% C7 \% B! P$ ^: P1 x% D
2 K" K9 p6 o4 h$ YOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is2 t% c9 [! b5 S! u3 u- ^
helpful.
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! D, Z0 X: q9 E5 z4 Y. w- F; EYours sincerely,
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# k+ y0 s- Z5 p- b2 u& HTony Clement |
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