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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services1 K" u: n( R, i$ L8 v! E2 P
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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& T: h1 C# X4 L. TThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)1 o1 ]2 P9 h5 d6 G q7 A
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians' I& J1 v; a8 E# \4 [0 \: t
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear) N ^! _; t+ g4 Z' Q4 p* Z
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are* ^1 K4 c8 w. M( p$ M
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
* j% _# s7 a5 ?: d7 k, e7 a9 P0 Finnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops) K- E# I) f9 u" n! p* _* p
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look( U+ Q- u3 }; F
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
6 H! V& @5 B1 |9 Gguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and' Y9 c& Y6 j: W5 H
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing3 I5 ?- g8 \* p
market forces to prevail.
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6 z) u- @- t8 _6 E) Z9 _The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
8 j) I: w. q ~+ j$ I7 Y. Lchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large* x: x, {7 }) t3 L
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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' |( x$ x4 r- g ~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
2 G2 y" s# j( A) q4 ocompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that ?6 y0 Y O5 u3 Z) E
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.: D9 _* X2 W' l% U& }2 s
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy. J# h! T3 ~* Q2 c
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.4 f7 j! g- J% {3 [
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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. I8 y+ F: P9 y$ H# M- t' dYours sincerely,& A; C. H8 n' c
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Tony Clement |
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