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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services8 l& o) [1 m/ ?4 p, b2 q! s
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)9 p0 p( F& n) K& l s& g b
% g( p: L/ E% a1 N' y* M& j7 w! JDear Sir or Madam: , R9 ^! }4 K9 N4 m; v8 K& w* a
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet+ Z; n6 }7 @( Y* S+ j; M
service providers.
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0 C1 x9 R) i$ g9 GOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are4 w& q9 e8 o0 R1 l5 E# M. G
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving% C% u$ H! V! a0 p" E, m
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
0 k L6 {: L y: GCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
# _% l D7 B( jcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be+ S3 D8 ]/ D2 q6 N) U
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has4 V) m4 D: G2 l
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large/ [, \3 k* H9 R, `) |, @, w
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
6 z1 M& V1 \ zgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
* d* n3 g8 b# qline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
1 q g1 N' {, pcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
- B: y7 E, z" w1 Pany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed./ ?+ c' x5 A; K$ o) x
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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: ?7 E' V' Z! \1 [1 Q: k/ T% v# bYours sincerely,3 {1 ^% w8 S2 O% H( p
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Tony Clement |
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