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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services: U% n2 f* p) y; Y* B$ ~ h- Y
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)" v. J# K- }6 D Q; p+ q& p
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Dear Sir or Madam: & I$ W" x+ s2 c% J! |( a( V) V
) X9 P% l) B* Y" H. k) X: mThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
0 T5 X' L1 k2 X4 q4 C! Lfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians8 L6 r5 k% p5 ^( @
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers./ o7 u; m: `9 p/ b! p6 v! y
* |, g& l1 a5 x! G9 d" rOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
& e: F+ F' r/ Y4 q& {" e1 a$ Q& aan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
. L7 Y5 j( K6 I- y, K* e8 Ainnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
9 q9 t8 ~3 x' B/ ]: ?% UCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- I- i: W4 U$ }
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
6 l- |5 l, s2 m4 |8 A8 h+ Pguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
5 L `% l z5 A, U: E) l8 a. [investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
+ j: c! G7 m7 S0 H' ^. l5 v' @market forces to prevail. ( K: P0 Y0 g* o* F: j
1 w( w U2 E5 U- wThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has0 T! g; O' f7 M# W. m! D' x/ L
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
: @$ D- e3 Z0 V8 M1 T7 Q& r) fnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
- P+ k5 a, m: B6 l+ i6 v" Lwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the; J; [2 j0 @$ e) {7 d# x3 V0 Y
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
: I) Y, B: K" Pline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages/ S6 h8 m" r) q& x/ a n
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that0 A" t! F3 z: c! K
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ | J2 ~ }' Q/ R: E( L; d6 m3 ?You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
% j' ^$ x8 {4 ~, jand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is* [9 \- K& J8 q5 n6 J
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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