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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services8 g; x' ~* o0 y+ }0 R* g
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: - P. U6 V# V6 c9 j+ Z
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)+ b( e. a+ z7 v- K
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 W) W: b4 L+ K3 g7 \( J$ J# T
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.6 H2 ?0 d! e1 I5 s
3 [( E) b0 e' VOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
$ b/ O% A+ N& w7 i$ H0 O" }an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving8 h/ }3 {) @3 c8 H" ]
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops% {# `, n7 z. |* h
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look f7 _8 G; y* q) B% ?( C( D
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
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investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has* r* b9 S5 U% Y% u) w1 B F
chosen 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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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the1 N2 V4 a7 E7 W4 h+ J& ?! s& _
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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9 K& _7 P6 u" } @competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that8 g4 B) O. {+ r( Q/ ]9 [
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
' g0 A+ H$ v! Q7 W5 YYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
- d, B {7 C! f; `6 L" i: _ Oand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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2 E5 a- T1 e3 B7 \0 M# YOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is' D: J5 e% L% b9 f- E
helpful.
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) p( h! u. \7 Z' fYours sincerely,
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# y8 W+ D* ]! U2 uTony Clement |
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