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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services8 w. o, p4 f ~) B4 K. L9 x$ ~
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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: ]7 y# O& I& d9 K4 ?Dear Sir or Madam: 6 \5 \: I/ w$ m1 b, i( ~7 S
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! W% y8 F$ z, p; |
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians- k- i1 ~! N6 A$ }0 m* ?6 m* [
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.! n" U9 T+ x3 a% a/ T) d$ Q
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are, Z. _* W; { o4 X! ? t
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving c, b, S$ U) M% j; L9 k0 u7 \
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
9 ^& K/ c3 a' ^& A5 PCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
, ?5 E6 ~1 e! q/ U" oinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing0 `3 K' f/ `5 O+ Y/ X% o, @
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has( _# C8 c5 v7 L) [4 s* ]
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large- P! D5 w1 ?! ~
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at4 l. V- K z# \0 v! S: w
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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1 g9 H: }# p( W( P6 M1 Y" i' S yOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,% I) |; d7 X2 @5 W4 _
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Tony Clement |
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