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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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4 W) S' S R- }" YDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
7 S) }5 w8 S0 M) c- ufor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
2 \1 Z3 j$ i% N2 z" k/ t8 Ion the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear3 {8 k! G! g) q/ @, l4 h8 P$ A
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are& Z& T% R* Y8 B8 M$ F _$ R% o
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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# k7 a* S3 w% b6 SCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look# b$ o: t% z* |6 a+ q% f
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
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market forces to prevail. , Z. T4 B' o7 j1 c
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has" T# W+ U6 A! W6 a+ t5 A( r& s
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large( ]% R5 [( r+ K# ?5 M: k
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at5 j8 h% m: S4 ?8 t
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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) x* c' Q) c+ O( U. KWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the$ z3 o& h: q+ U* c+ c8 l0 d T# J
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in6 S+ Z! @, L2 [* F+ Q
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages Q$ x) ]$ ]' Z: D, r% v
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that/ U: b/ k/ n9 D5 z
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.9 L3 r) v8 ` [" f+ b, c( ]+ T9 `
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,% Z- N R" X) @5 l( n, G
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