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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services- P! G( }+ S' F. k0 o2 q
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)) Y+ j: d3 ?5 F* E, d
$ |' ~. j5 }/ O, q7 U6 `Dear Sir or Madam: ; R1 d4 G1 }6 @6 W3 B2 K
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)$ A7 s% p0 L: m5 D" f7 k) S
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
3 R3 m, i/ y3 l+ F7 ]7 Zon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
# u7 ^1 H9 c1 } K7 jthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet5 k, n5 Y$ A0 z$ w7 m0 h
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, T" v% D( I, u' V! D( |; E6 QOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
* x# G I7 E0 W; R9 p2 T6 _ O3 uan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
* P& b) Z2 B, j0 Sinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops' K2 ~( N6 n F- i
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look( T& P( y/ D3 x# a3 a- y3 }" B$ I
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
8 G7 L! E8 z3 c! u1 U# ~$ ?guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and7 w+ O: J& L+ q7 z
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing5 ^$ j2 {: ` a# @
market forces to prevail. 8 m5 N: Q4 d! H, J& J0 ?: k
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
0 p. w% c7 }6 g! U( n: I/ J! pchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
& Z- B1 M. v4 ^4 {$ {* _number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at( n' x& n3 {3 v2 f4 ]2 V
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ' u; ^7 ]7 ~ L* \6 A% [5 m d: z0 X
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the F3 c; {% Z" g; n! O1 J& v
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in: j! f* I! W8 g+ b8 }
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages2 v2 E: Y, S5 t: F4 P
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
) g$ F$ R: c! B; F7 ~6 Zany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
" c9 D6 D1 A' S0 ]' J( t% iYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
5 A% R% i0 y% }5 c- A& D; mand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is5 R! s X( ?! S
helpful.1 s4 l( m' Y: S* C4 Q1 N( g8 A- {
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Yours sincerely,3 f, H0 W- G6 [0 [- Q( r: |; O
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Tony Clement |
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