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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
* ?( v7 @: [! G1 R5 K# ~3 N发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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" `: s6 k# z" o: Z X1 f( \2 aDear Sir or Madam: ( x: _. ?2 [; r& Y
& _; c, X# O2 S5 K |. |Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)" ]4 Z7 e1 V9 `. z
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
" A6 V8 \4 Z. a. J& mon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
9 W E; A# O# E" Y0 i. Q' [7 A) nthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" r% b; m6 g9 Y, Y) h$ n, F. H/ ^
service providers.4 z+ C4 k5 A5 o: O$ v! w9 u
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are5 s* E% [5 r& u B2 A7 w
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving. R# W; V" I9 _$ ~# F1 {
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
, B0 W. X+ U+ W1 _Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look3 W- O$ U7 s d" I0 l
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
8 i9 ~' K! h, R* aguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and+ q& ^. w: @; l3 m7 e8 w6 g* [
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing+ W$ u; L( O7 L# j, }5 ~- x" N* V
market forces to prevail. 8 N2 n# ?6 q( ?0 w8 |0 l3 F& `
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
- ?6 k& m2 o# D. F$ m' `chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
8 v7 C% j5 @" D I) v$ gnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
5 D! u7 u, M; q+ p: L9 e P* gwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. % ~4 s* k: i2 x- [2 {/ b
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the; k$ u/ }9 a0 c4 N
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
2 M8 @+ f# u" Dline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages* P- m1 Y3 A) R) p0 y/ H) b- {
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that5 s3 @4 x2 u; n$ b- j" y
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
6 |+ h. E2 ^0 k% QYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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, A: R ]; }5 N' m4 B( K3 nOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is; k% ?$ Z4 K; U- X% Z
helpful.% o2 w% b2 r+ o3 u0 P! X9 f% N- L
j( y' f% r+ ~; ~# [* H3 \5 J2 ^Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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