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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
: `- t6 k4 r' P发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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9 D$ a8 B! w; t- _8 W2 a" p. uDear Sir or Madam:
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1 |$ }+ F7 Y4 B& [0 V' MThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.7 s7 B: |; S I' Z2 m
2 P, A" l) ^2 @8 j S/ D) aOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are$ H, e2 O z- f- c0 E! ~- s
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving% |4 s3 u! C5 Z& |/ }3 K. P
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops7 b1 \: K" t1 L2 {% _4 q: P
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
7 i$ b G6 j4 b; [; Binvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& Q# h- L, W6 \9 u' [ [
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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9 C: I. g3 D% t2 h/ L' Lnumber 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. B* t8 b2 E" K3 s- U7 M- j' w) M7 W
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in4 S s; \# ^3 X( [
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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' X0 x n9 S: b* A! f4 {9 wYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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