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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services( _9 B0 H; o4 g% |9 c( i
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发). l7 f d4 {* r$ ?; f9 Y
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Dear Sir or Madam: 3 C% {5 [/ x# ~2 u. E k* E6 S
' m; a, H9 d3 }% R6 ZThank 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' _* D, l7 J3 q' z4 k
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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; ]( x: h7 D4 ^& C: N7 ZOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are, X7 b+ M4 \7 `+ ?5 ]' a
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look, M: q6 |7 a& ? V J2 t# P
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be [! q! E' a* V k! D
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and, V! j5 V( ^" ~7 ]. J8 Z
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has& V) j/ T" r9 |* a8 V- C
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the' P0 Q+ Q- t/ r A$ \
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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: a, V7 j0 z: Pcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that/ K+ [3 G& v9 R3 c7 t; A. F
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.+ s+ L8 M+ `1 ^$ H7 F
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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# N$ F4 x- K( @. OOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is2 j% u, g& ^7 `
helpful.
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6 `( L4 y9 c2 W7 @Yours sincerely,
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W" u6 R. Q! ^& r
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Tony Clement |
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