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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services6 q4 u! g: B3 U( r
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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5 m- m' F1 I; O* M2 o, ~Thank 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.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
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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% f4 b- T2 }# T$ _1 W1 F9 h @5 W" M
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has+ |9 g) Q2 p% H' t
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large3 y7 Z. ]- D( x
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
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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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# _. A* f; I( s7 f- B6 }% YTony Clement |
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