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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services" k. E. o2 c) z! _- ~
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)1 {* \& z* P) X3 B
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! [# A y' J; p
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
# ~& t9 }6 |& U% Z3 Z7 Pon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
; ^+ {. ^1 w" K; bthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
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innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
- p, B3 u6 h" @7 nCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look+ E1 V; b) P3 z1 B8 Q9 Y
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, r, Q% @+ y+ P' w9 J# H" F, R' `guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
h8 p% J9 ?5 }! ]8 oinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
0 N( }) L, k6 `3 _! Vmarket forces to prevail. " G# i# F' i" p) B
W! q+ |1 ?0 o, ^* qThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
1 ]! F& H7 @& Hchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large# x) ]" q; c& U
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at5 P: m8 M- @4 e6 \ z& h# s
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 0 u6 q% f( S3 F3 F. s2 x' e
; g" I. d. l3 RWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
1 P: y$ Q/ K5 L+ ]1 R1 E% Kgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in' U+ j5 u1 i; R
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.) W+ k2 o/ ^" [" P* c' r
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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. ?, E% t Z. t. aOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is2 ?" z2 b/ K" w1 H1 U9 O
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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4 C+ V& Q2 y- rTony Clement |
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