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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services3 P3 K/ m. r+ a
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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2 B, L( F: r8 S7 o4 L# r. GDear Sir or Madam:
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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% j- r' K4 X0 l
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
6 w; a* ]/ S5 w- Uservice providers.
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$ ^, y8 w) `8 @! HOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
! ^1 ~" @! h% W+ j5 `' b4 L& f& z1 Gan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
0 Q% J# T% i( J$ @) y8 k) Sinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops0 y% i8 {3 g$ }
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look; ]. K! |; g9 ]- B% B
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be1 B/ Q/ i: _4 G4 L o9 y
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and) B! [7 X; n. Z6 ^+ \
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 A6 v2 L5 ?0 d: ?) q
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has$ ?3 y4 ^' b9 a+ P" k! p. @% U) A
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. . f) o$ f! f- I- X/ p5 C" f
/ q; Z0 H% M' uWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. \. i: O& x% p# F; d: E2 s7 l
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
; ~2 r" a/ s# J. Lline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
; y0 e N7 C$ icompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that8 ~, [: T: O( o8 X2 s
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.7 \0 ]% q" v6 ?- J
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& X( t! X$ d- h! J' d
helpful.
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5 E- i/ I. Z) [4 g0 SYours sincerely,
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* j4 y- J6 X5 zTony Clement |
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