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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services* j1 c0 `2 j$ r0 E. @+ r* j1 R
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)+ Q0 C, H+ i: W1 l, P) K! y+ U- @
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)$ w. R- {- Q8 o& r. Q$ Q8 q
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
) R. k$ K) z# M* k' m0 Yon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
1 R1 P3 P- M6 @ n2 G) i4 jthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
" ^. u) g/ s& p% N6 oservice providers.
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' H4 X1 h" @+ pOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are6 T4 k4 Q `( w! V; W# p
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving, R G; Q. k1 R
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops A* Z) E1 G6 C b: ^
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look) c. M; U! \$ e. @6 w6 j6 e5 y5 P
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
4 E7 Q4 ^( h$ }/ oguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
) [4 I/ s! r# K- }8 ~* oinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing3 H7 b0 K6 c' k( U
market forces to prevail.
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, l2 r# k+ M0 v4 ]The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has% g3 m5 q' I% Z- [
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
( a, S& P3 q8 z- t) V. G; Unumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
: h* ^+ D: J. f% }) P0 m& j# Wwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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* k# Q* y& L2 Y" |When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the% t# `$ B, l4 \
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
$ G- ?0 P% t% Z8 f0 dline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages$ { U( d8 u9 b( E" H' A. }" b
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that* D( g/ q* f* Z$ W1 F( {& Z
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.4 w( q* m0 M+ ^, C* x2 n3 D
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy- r2 K+ w; Q7 g! i7 k
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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& Q1 W. L0 y3 H; L/ d3 r! R& ^Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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3 F3 |2 h3 G. tYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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