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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
4 ^3 v$ m, r( k8 H7 ~发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam: 7 M3 b0 D) l# Q
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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service providers.
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! ^" C+ R3 R @Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are }$ l9 |; d: D/ O) J( I
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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7 z, |3 i" U* u; [$ f8 [/ A& T; KCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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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) has) |" H+ v% T" o1 g% X1 B* t k) p
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
3 s- p1 K. E: r9 `6 j% j. Tnumber 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
5 V; l% l) }8 h% O5 a$ k; g& d& xgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.0 d6 J4 e' N C9 k3 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
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Tony Clement |
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