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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services+ a; [! U2 |0 Z9 \) C+ B" I
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam: 6 D/ P7 [0 P0 P) Q7 W
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)4 V( |$ [* {& g( y
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
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7 S& Y% b' i# u1 X+ i) b$ uOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are j# x, R$ ]; Q2 S$ Z# H
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and1 h1 m$ w: C0 _; x/ |
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 \' j8 Q' o G- y
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large9 `: F& a3 S5 L/ @ F
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
1 s1 H- d, h* {- R% kwww.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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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
' p" R6 W) Y" \. j3 g" pcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
: F: z( H$ W2 `* gany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.7 _, f3 e* b2 H4 ]" W
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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9 r% D4 f! y) M. `' _/ ^5 k- zYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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