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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services+ k) f$ y$ k8 d2 u- w
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)3 l3 m0 O) ]/ U0 o0 v
+ m3 h8 h# N7 i! L' Z+ |Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)8 u) }4 `# \; [1 c& L' E! Y' D& [/ l
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 D2 Z8 v( G+ L( ?
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear3 K3 q' y: j; Z
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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" O$ A' S( u* p7 m8 Q+ U( AOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
& M3 Q, B" b6 W4 V# X# Zan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: u `5 R3 `/ |" A& C; vinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops. u" o" w/ Z2 l) ]2 y% M6 j7 A
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* Q& P# ?' ]2 \ Z3 l
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing$ T: X* c8 @1 C7 r2 m# A5 t1 a9 P
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
7 M3 L$ O. Z; p% achosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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9 K' e5 J0 u: y+ n& p; rWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the- i5 N; h/ t9 j2 v3 Y! A
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in- l" m% k& F2 R/ s/ l4 R; t6 ?& M
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
- Z3 q9 _! G$ a: w2 f7 ycompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that# V; s8 N3 O: m9 R( ~
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. {7 E% l, M* l' F- YYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
: l" d% D1 g. g9 }. Q, Z$ l0 P0 X+ zand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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6 C8 [' C$ Q( L3 R( }0 Q% nOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
+ T" K7 l# ]2 i/ d z. Uhelpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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, t( ^) C- e# ?0 f! \# |" P6 hTony Clement |
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