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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
+ Y. A; |0 f5 {& V/ q- o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)0 ~% E! f2 |+ @9 q- K4 M& o
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
$ [: x" N2 G' von the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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\! L' J! g& w2 l* m z/ }service providers.
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5 S3 K; e2 z! a4 ^" D* COur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
2 U! t6 ~' o/ P( [' g. H' lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving0 l/ R: e* u% x# x. z/ g6 X0 q
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
u/ a0 N; ]" vCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look: R7 @7 {/ @+ x- Q4 z
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
p- q) }9 e4 f, K: Yguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and# ?9 f7 m+ z$ ^2 _9 `. c
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
9 Q1 t) q6 y4 qmarket forces to prevail.
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. e# j/ x$ ^ Y% a# {8 k1 tThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at# N& p2 ~4 m' O
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ! ?" x9 K& V$ x% ]2 K
$ p3 y- \3 d2 O }When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the- @' M# P1 x& n6 x
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
+ f c% X: v& m3 P" q& ?line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
6 F: @; x: e* W0 [competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
9 J0 p5 v3 O% E- |3 e; z! b( F* J; _any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.8 a1 B+ ~8 w* C9 n8 A# S7 z
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 is7 E, L1 O( l3 e3 M
helpful.
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; {6 D/ R) q. [) N1 PYours sincerely,! t8 T9 i) P, |: I! d$ W1 k
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Tony Clement |
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