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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services& A) X, }5 h3 @! { a+ I; a3 ]
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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5 k+ J; w- i# KDear Sir or Madam: 1 ?/ U* ~( {9 x1 W/ [( R9 E8 X
~' {5 a o6 q. BThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB). _- j2 X0 g, k2 d" A# ?
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
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service providers." f7 n. X, w, k; u' @5 }
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are# M' |$ L- s n# a# P1 C5 _
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving- p, D1 O' \, C" W4 S; R
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops) s' o: U/ o; U1 F
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
4 P. b3 m$ o: Z, h6 n7 @0 W" W/ `! xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 b* ]5 B5 U" Cguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and X8 J0 ?, M4 I: d* y9 @
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
1 i0 \: M$ B9 omarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 r. Z9 G, A3 b. a5 w( j
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large7 d! g0 e+ [. R6 }% B: q5 Q
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
: e( S! O" E: Owww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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! G$ G+ g+ [6 P9 n* e7 _2 i+ _% FWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
- F9 O) {3 C8 E" P% J/ A9 zgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
3 H1 r8 ]. C0 i% ?$ J8 Sline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages, f+ {7 B8 W9 `1 A; q- i
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that; ~* ^2 u) ] S+ Q
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.) s* g9 a, n- E
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy6 O% [ O" }" j# I J- ~1 V3 k
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ z+ w/ ^. Z2 `( Q! r0 k
5 R k* V; Q* l' i2 X7 |- EOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is3 k" y5 e9 y, e: P/ g f
helpful.
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1 Q; z3 ^, r0 c3 bYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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