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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
3 ~9 c$ T) u" b* c' I$ a发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam: 5 c# V, f' K2 a% }$ e
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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% [3 Q% N9 t; Z* a5 |that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet% v! k3 g3 O; r* a9 Y
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are( F- d, r4 u& y) _8 d' p
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving: x! H0 H7 r) \
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
$ R$ }, L- j: D: I vCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
" {5 Y/ T; A( i4 n# qcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be W, H% w0 |4 E; [
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
9 w, Q% q) L, F' n8 E, t& q Kinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing* \* P4 J1 a. V. G1 a6 S$ i/ T
market forces to prevail.
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* t& F- v; t/ t* B- _: A) _* ZThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
: p& a4 U, }# t9 y: r+ fchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large/ g/ x/ R: m* k1 ^2 e4 b* u- R
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at" ^3 K4 H: j: t, B7 M2 |
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. / W( D2 x/ C% p( h J% L& J# F, D
2 Q& G5 L6 H1 O4 q1 {When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the3 H1 t1 `5 f, e/ q
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
; s* Q @" _& S. mline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
, T8 B% }' \7 g' X$ R1 Jcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that$ @) w3 V- L/ Y4 i+ q
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.7 N% E- a! @. \7 q
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy( \; m! w7 \% c I( k* l
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.3 v S0 o1 J& Z9 r4 V" g3 b
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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4 X+ u! o! s5 r! s5 ATony Clement |
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