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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services5 R, I' r* U, ` b" t
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)( }, X j q7 u3 }. k
4 v# x6 r% y$ z B8 sDear Sir or Madam:
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6 I4 |) o' C6 {4 tThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB): z8 |; s% o3 M$ X. l4 r
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians4 D* m5 T o% g& I8 }, Y
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear% X( m4 B+ `8 M L
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet% L6 l' L3 n: l
service providers." Z9 p: B7 {6 V z5 e8 ^9 ]
, Q& I4 C% ?) q+ ?* _0 R3 eOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
, E6 j8 @" B0 N3 Y8 f+ gan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving" P- {% r' B+ U
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
* _2 R, s; k. c% Y& V- S; z# U @Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
+ ]0 {: X- y% p; T! b! m! scarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, j% B$ {6 ~4 k) Oguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
* X# {1 t$ D9 D! X( G+ H" X7 a& zinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
- j' p1 R6 D1 E8 lmarket forces to prevail.
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& a( w( w1 p8 Z) o/ [. Y' |The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has- a L" I" q$ R, v9 s
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large5 C$ F6 b" }- [9 X* y
number 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 {' ?1 }, \* z& ?: l9 D; x( `government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
/ Y- B. O: \6 V0 K8 P0 w/ pany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.9 A7 d j/ Q: u) ~+ P: W2 \+ S
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy$ U& a3 \+ ?1 a& I) l* h
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.( ~$ X& w- T8 |& }" I7 ~ e/ ^
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is" A& |, j c, o- Q5 v# W
helpful.
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" y: S& \7 }; J. P: tYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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