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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
) B7 e7 C' ^7 V; d0 }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)
5 G4 `+ A' o/ y6 i# X mfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
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service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are; f( K; i* m, Y6 D4 l
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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, y' Z9 h5 U% f7 \2 Hguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and8 v* [( M+ F& R5 m: q3 }
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
3 _# w* Z/ s; \; cmarket forces to prevail.
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: D7 Y7 Z$ \6 gThe 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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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. C9 Z5 @0 `- m. j" s# k
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in9 {+ b) ?& r" t; r& B
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages+ E n$ j/ Q: _
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that# i: w' w0 u( g4 y% ~$ [6 K- G
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.7 }& C% L% {8 N+ I. B* a2 L
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy$ C. L9 z; h: h8 ?- d/ u" `! o; I8 {
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is% y; I: G; X" F) Y* {! o
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,/ B% V- k F# J: m! _# f
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, H' n8 y( H3 |Tony Clement |
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