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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services. X2 N0 X Q4 Y6 a9 |
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发) k! T' a* H/ e/ O# I+ X3 t1 `! Y
: ~* |" x9 l4 n+ \0 l5 r( bDear Sir or Madam: 7 p5 B' w4 i7 e$ ] V/ v
0 o6 |" A. K# u+ l! P! pThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
" z/ {$ b+ V d! d# h3 v+ cfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians8 n. \! W w/ E
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear# \$ L% |7 I3 r, ]1 T' n, x) x; J
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
! C3 A# T6 Q; t3 w5 a9 Mservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are, v+ q3 P1 A+ s) b) O# {
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
+ E4 w" H# B) l) y( Q* t' q, ^1 Rinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
& J% [% y9 O9 i' BCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
9 g, `, t2 r' u6 g7 N; Icarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be7 @/ T( b( r* V' R; ]5 M2 W8 }
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
1 c% ?/ u) s( I |# Z1 I Ainvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
* o& F$ O i: m. _- _& Smarket forces to prevail. 3 R& U ?1 p1 B) A6 A
; L8 @& {$ F+ e. y# K& L0 T7 jThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has k, g- w6 X- F5 T: V) Y# b
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large6 u9 F! P( [/ U& R: u H
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) s- s* b% r! x0 ]0 l7 H
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
; v7 D' {* W+ Q, o. v2 ], oline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages. { Q1 C5 l! _: t
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
# t6 W8 D, i- @* D: P0 O! jany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
- Z% h' H8 u) k0 k4 I1 C* aYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
: i: U; T% S) z3 }, x5 ` D1 eand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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* S! ?; {0 }7 O$ \2 n9 I- ]0 yOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
3 K$ ]" z( u& W: T6 i0 m! ~. _helpful.% X. a" m. C5 I% t+ T N/ P: q% I
2 x7 _- l& d+ yYours sincerely,$ b. K' Z# O, v7 w" j2 p
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3 Y+ U0 d; j% ~ [6 e3 m& T3 y9 YTony Clement |
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