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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services% l9 q" @& u5 N3 _( Q- Z
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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, i8 U( A+ W( [" t# |Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)$ `+ ^; f+ w9 L: _
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians) p$ S' F+ {+ `* K( v3 ~) N0 C
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
- Y' q8 x( [. k. E' ^an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving& Y) O! @1 q3 ^0 L9 j! p4 c
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops9 p3 X" ?9 J4 N* ]3 k9 X
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
" B/ r& k! ]5 M9 V0 vcarefully 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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5 i' G/ w- U+ K( {! oThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
7 q g) e' k; X9 G* ^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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8 A: a' I, i5 }When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the, r0 J: X# I! N4 U1 @
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
3 H) C, N! r- C' f8 e% m" kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
8 E0 }+ h% Q; [. B/ n# gYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy& V7 p6 I) H0 Y
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.6 s+ {6 j9 |1 u0 X, u5 U4 g
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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5 V# A2 o9 q3 L4 R3 a. J) yYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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