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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services f5 T0 J& x0 i$ _
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: 5 E8 O$ P: \, g- D1 H3 j' c
: j( ?6 h# ` q/ vThank 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
S( y. u5 s! ^+ B, U/ u) ethat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
: K0 f" d6 v* y" ]service providers.3 }! {! V% M; X( t% K- E
' U; w5 |) d# Y0 TOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are4 w5 \6 L7 r$ R o
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving6 }+ ] Q+ N* ]& y# c! J, G
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
9 P1 l6 p2 A V. i# MCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look9 E, ^/ G b0 y& p% f! G2 f
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
' i* t% K- j8 F! k- f3 Tguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
# @* a, V' b( tinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing7 f3 G8 H; B8 i8 d3 j# D3 X1 K
market forces to prevail.
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4 k4 u, ?2 Q2 S$ q1 bThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
- y1 D" r" _! V% S* d3 {chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large2 F3 B0 w! x1 N8 ?
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
: U9 I5 c4 L# j' cwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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1 y# U: r* d; e% Y4 _, v" Y# M) K, EWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the% i8 I6 N) B* F R5 {! o
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in# S V: q% K- }8 v0 ^$ u+ k$ J
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages2 M! d# B# V4 P8 Y+ O8 ~& N: d
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that5 I6 _, u' T' k" ~! v+ j
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
4 O( O+ a7 |4 m$ L; E2 i: KYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy. X$ i, z+ J2 F' j. N: r5 Z3 Z, h
and 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
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Tony Clement |
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