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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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6 M. [7 [9 B/ o4 s3 \, X; n. gon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
4 Z) t% i* \* {1 Nthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet9 c5 R4 J. ~0 {8 e: M' I
service providers.
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9 ? R9 e& |; j6 Q0 VOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
, B5 d' o. F5 j2 lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving/ ]5 d5 ~$ }0 \! R: v m
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops( U) U) D$ E9 w9 @1 _% b
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has% [' W! r0 W7 X. n" z
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large; {- a7 b5 \- d: g! i& r
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at, t7 D W1 w/ O
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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5 C4 m+ B" D/ `" q% jYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy/ U' a2 r* M) F4 x1 l9 h7 ~8 v/ g3 i
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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h$ m: U: z7 }5 g0 vOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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" ~. n5 ~" L4 M' @3 TYours sincerely,0 D* O" q6 G9 ~; \8 q7 z) P
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Tony Clement |
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