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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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+ s; d* N4 _# eThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB) |0 [, l; O8 c5 U
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
% l( Q; W U$ U4 z9 i8 R! gon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.1 c) u$ J9 Q- N, K6 k
2 ]& R0 Y6 ~) d9 ~Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are8 k5 _$ K( t, [# ?
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving- `5 |9 D% u$ m
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
; n$ z9 G" p4 @* W3 e+ |$ z' _Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
. f+ ^% \- {8 F" M* _1 ycarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be" R1 T! `* {+ ?6 g; i
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
; E3 Q% w& U4 q5 ^) H3 s+ {investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing" j4 I7 V, i& i" ]* p. I
market forces to prevail. 4 P; G0 e$ @" b4 n3 n+ X
( D1 g) z' Y' b8 gThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has% [* }9 X7 C6 p8 A& m! h
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
" X! J* v6 \3 k% Knumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at9 J I6 n/ J% g. H6 r! E( S
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 0 A8 A. E( w7 V* m
W7 U5 o6 A7 A5 t: M' y: nWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the$ Z: V4 n. a4 K1 j {( L
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 that1 \; Q, ]. x7 I/ p
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.5 k2 y5 P1 u# l+ U3 x8 Q/ c
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy( e! U1 e ?' l- F1 U) t: C
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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/ v5 r% J# S/ ROnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is) W! K6 m( \8 w% L) c
helpful.
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2 y. O5 a0 c+ d* S( cYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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