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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services; i2 d! C. c7 y
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)$ n( @: n) k4 t
) w6 u9 K. F: T% o- p3 Y$ ]Dear Sir or Madam: 7 W/ v/ k% N% p: P* ]. z8 Q" s+ G4 U
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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+ e; X; [8 w" y4 Z" d4 mon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear+ y$ O9 Y- ^7 S1 C
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet7 i$ K" W1 h5 A. b0 [5 @
service providers.
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2 Q/ Q) l/ j. g" OOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are" u( `6 K/ E+ C2 `( z
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving: g. s1 \3 Y ]9 e# \, q' b; O
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops. e7 Z% P6 {8 ]4 U8 p& y$ T
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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9 `# U. f( B' _- Xguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and! n4 W) y6 k' I- I. q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing" u/ e ^% Z( h o% ?+ U9 [! }* T+ ^
market forces to prevail. / S7 P* c j7 n
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
0 W8 |% K" L6 Uchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large. S1 M8 f6 U! f" u( w& M
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at8 a/ ]: n2 P3 k" B
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the* A4 w% b5 {" m& z" Y6 Y+ k' ?9 d
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in8 {, H: G5 {7 [; Q. I% Y G
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages: \6 D* x: K( F4 O1 Y3 M
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
6 ~. m; s1 G: c! i# E! i! Kand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.* T ]; O K" q. B
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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% A' Y, ~1 C. d' C, Z5 D" GYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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