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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
8 V; e& X2 o4 o8 n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: I" `6 u9 _: Z ~( F2 Y% d
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear/ j9 h( g* b6 N0 ?. ~
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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& x, }; A' |7 p e& f" HOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
" Z* P8 C' a3 Ean increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving3 Q- ?! U- J& b1 b
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops2 ~6 o2 V/ k- x9 T( A& V
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- ` o$ ?; y# M+ B1 ~6 `2 F
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
% t" U5 ~- {* G/ M; z1 z- Gguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
* _. e' J( e1 Q5 l6 ninvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
) d9 G: |4 x3 S. K* T6 Z! Zmarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has( ?& Z2 w0 z- h6 U. n
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
0 x) G S: @$ a' wnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at2 i5 Y4 ?: K; @4 m' G4 ^
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the+ |* R, y# m" T& r
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
$ c- M" a# C0 H4 L9 t E! F7 Gline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
4 O% `& s2 a5 }6 I5 g5 Xcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
8 }! e" P3 _. [any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.& I- `, t: R! O" w$ T! c5 Y
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
- X6 Z. x* T+ cand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is1 \/ L- [9 _0 f6 o9 x/ d
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$ |* \' P; B+ u4 m$ Q% ^: eYours sincerely,0 f& q9 j% s0 X( I* y7 t2 @
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2 i! V3 E( f# `- Z" F, D6 {+ JTony Clement |
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