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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
9 V ^; k8 z- [+ t) A* m4 \- E0 ^8 J发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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& N1 _4 m% U- S- I) }- x7 H8 NDear Sir or Madam:
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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! w$ x$ k/ G1 H" F8 F
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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7 _. { F- Z/ H. ]: \3 lOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
' w$ G0 O+ W( e* D. f% ^# e nan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving3 [8 q( Z" t4 [$ I9 R0 z. p
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
8 C( f" L$ l. k2 Z; a. f2 T/ @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
: r# L _+ ?1 ?% y; a& o Tinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing) V# t5 ]5 |, W( B5 M5 b
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
5 n+ i- U: n8 |chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large0 r: D. H2 O( ]" V' n6 T/ K
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* K4 O6 m4 R; }1 D) S
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in% j5 j$ i# G9 F9 K! f6 P& U
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.0 M) _/ h3 q b: U4 `8 z
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy0 E* {6 S) q( d- R# H& c1 y
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.6 G( v: k* L" T! [, B4 x
6 \. z6 w* \+ x7 _Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is) Y! W7 U" Z0 q' @( i/ w
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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