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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
2 N7 K2 T) ^" ^- z) A1 r: ]发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)8 R; I9 t+ h" R" K
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& k5 ]% Y1 A/ t$ r4 Q! K l; d- [ M3 e3 }Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)) L1 z! X! A7 X) z
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
) n9 Z5 G2 o0 Q) |9 f# Don the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear$ a. U3 Q% m* N- F. U2 X9 r! B
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
) v& [6 V4 Z( I# H# \1 c0 wan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
9 Z+ j& M, W3 S- j8 Vinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops6 R f0 A" E& p; k2 `7 q
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look. `( q# V5 A5 e- ]
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be$ z% M. S! R( E3 }* o A; |! |# r
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and+ D7 @' W2 p+ X" L$ x
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing, {7 w6 L7 Q5 T' ?* M- [
market forces to prevail.
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$ t! A/ Z4 p9 L: IThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
; k2 Q7 o |; X* v3 s. A7 `2 g7 Hchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large2 } b! S& c% `; t0 U% J w# g
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
/ R4 U! d f. y B2 q6 Jwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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7 A2 d% [" |; j3 X0 t: bWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the7 ?- _6 `: W. ^7 v1 m' H& i
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in7 o% a. w3 E* I, d
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
; b- O e+ B. n) @, S2 Ycompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that9 \0 Q# D+ a- @' @6 c+ m. `
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
4 P3 o8 ?0 E$ |0 _% W% |You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy" P) @1 T; f {/ B
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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7 D# Z. [. A* h9 S# z- e1 HOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is% i' y. [3 S% N+ P7 O
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,0 M4 o& h W. b7 c8 X8 y) f
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Tony Clement |
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