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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
' I" u+ O$ T8 R' a4 M( e q/ r发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)4 L! }! N9 d' b4 q! ?
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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+ e; z h- n. X; Q- n9 oThank 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
6 c) T& a2 O v: {$ lthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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# j/ t% u6 Z. R8 Z& FOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are. }( A9 ]/ m" I& ?" D; [/ ?
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: l% \+ [; _7 J; W- ]( U W9 ginnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
& R% m* A2 E* o6 pCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
1 j; c1 ~4 |" n1 D0 icarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
- ~/ f" D8 C7 B4 T- z& H% W ]4 ?guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
( r9 V/ B; ?# ?: u+ o. Ginvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing+ n6 ]; Z9 R. U' C* m- ]9 g
market forces to prevail.
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% a4 E. H5 y8 h# f) LThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has' v" Y5 t1 ~, q& }! |$ X' y1 Q) d! H
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large" ~# Y$ u+ ^5 ]- |; n% \" A# ^. M
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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. ?& F' g9 t/ P9 w- wWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
4 q! `% @! k# `* }/ q. F. {0 zgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
) l1 k) j: {( v. B/ J, \line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
$ m k P* C! I1 kcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
3 K$ U' v. u8 U7 Qany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.' p3 r. Z7 {# y" C2 [* t
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
; g0 ]# r! K( Kand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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$ _. W" w! _% e, HOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is9 M! A p7 Q; E# a) `5 c C2 m
helpful.( e, [+ u, s* s7 `- W
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Yours sincerely,
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. e0 j( k+ M! ~$ `8 {Tony Clement |
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