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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
% K* s& j6 P- Y- c* M4 u5 y发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)" h1 ?" N2 p; Q a9 \0 N0 w+ V9 }
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)/ n' E8 \6 o& T% X
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
8 l9 d) w' ?3 i) k8 mon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear) g7 P- n# O2 N3 w* \
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet7 n4 Z5 H7 O7 M: a8 y
service providers.
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8 G6 Z8 @4 Z2 G& y/ ^Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
0 f, `) R9 O" D0 y1 [' J* o A2 @an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving9 i1 j% w5 c& m8 ~
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
) p2 @9 d5 n8 {& d8 ACanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
0 a$ c, R. x1 r: n+ ?$ l# Lcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be5 i, z8 y. Z" m, U; \6 A b+ d
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
" t6 ~: u2 [7 Q2 Z4 r& Sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
) Z1 `% G/ x6 B7 g- G8 Qmarket forces to prevail. : O1 e' ]$ y! L: Z
. i. |2 ?0 K8 Y5 A5 Y) gThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
$ T) M; F; X" m# j# f6 qchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
: K( J6 `- [4 Q2 ^number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
. M8 z: w: n2 ?8 J9 e% qwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ! N* p3 r3 ^" J" o# t1 ~1 g1 ?& n0 H
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the8 S' g x& [5 Q) r1 U9 {
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in/ K3 J5 a" t/ V1 V+ l) D% R6 |
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages6 c/ U6 p* C4 L% e0 E N
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that$ s7 N0 h: E5 o( d
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed." Q1 M6 A) r" {" b. U4 D; N- d8 [
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy( K9 o5 ]; n) H! k* z) d
and 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 is
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$ P+ G5 @6 e- Q4 Z2 n9 a5 xYours sincerely,3 [: n! K+ `. G
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Tony Clement |
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