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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services/ y5 P* u% T4 r D
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)3 p+ F" j( U& k7 ?( ^5 {
* w* K! o( ?- C- hDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
6 O6 c8 V8 \( h( ]6 hservice providers.
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( G* M/ y- ]/ m2 aOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
! R: `, L. s! jan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
! u: {7 P" ?: linnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
; ~4 e1 p7 x' G8 J& tCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look. B0 K: q$ Y0 R. s. d( A+ e1 V
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
$ X1 V1 x$ v* X/ Pguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and1 W1 s; n @8 Z# N1 g4 A+ Y
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
& H# a; H8 A* T! Q- R5 Nmarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
! R" _# S w. w0 s6 p8 ]chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large- l' y7 J- w# k' g5 C9 L. `" D6 d6 C1 L
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
% m9 o6 J7 @7 d7 I2 N& s) Tgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
) \7 S( t" i q+ _line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
2 ?6 x6 u% M T( t) zcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that: D4 Y' Q. @+ D1 S8 |
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.1 V1 D. V; |9 G. W( X
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy5 M* b% d! m) A) v
and 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 is' u+ T9 ~, V' D( d4 J4 D8 L! |4 Y5 k
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,* w2 A# {# M8 w& M
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- i! d! `: ^" M! b+ Q, }. X& ETony Clement |
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