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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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Dear Sir or Madam: ' W" l5 @& z. U0 q+ b
7 H' E1 C5 x7 F" YThank 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
# G, j9 z) s- z) Xthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet( h& o! }. P2 K* U/ R' D# ?
service providers.1 k( a! J' q& f# V" }& W: A5 }
3 Y7 \' p, x& COur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
% m! i0 ~7 i* K: r! v! j8 xan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving5 ~! B' z$ z0 V
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops2 \( P, }# t' P$ n
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
$ U- ?7 j# Q$ Mcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
7 E; D. f( b- j5 N- d" a8 l( }guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
0 `) p3 C$ ` n- w) e8 g" _" Ginvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing6 C3 k& B5 r' B" N- ^' A+ T
market forces to prevail.
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8 v5 V: A9 Z( y2 J7 qThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
' z( M. D- g9 V% jchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large0 n7 g8 X7 R2 }! j! n8 v6 r$ J
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
3 r8 R+ E d: x! B% hgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
9 J0 s; \( h N- A/ u1 aline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages9 d* z, D* E+ q6 U
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
; Y3 e1 ?$ H; r* p/ _$ ?; k. jany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ e2 z$ ^; a4 Q) xYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
e5 ?8 V1 p8 [and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.& M. ?# W% z/ q( ^/ J7 _
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is% z5 t; C7 b8 m
helpful.; ]( O& l: x# v9 w4 c
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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