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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
# o3 J) ^% y- O2 m& W/ I) B发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)- m6 L. D2 [: Q3 Q# @7 }. n
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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! M. \' H6 |; ?& X8 h4 ?7 rThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
- D. p7 o0 ?1 H7 r- efor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
5 k5 P. S" a! j7 N2 @9 con the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear& u$ b& r# p l! _2 J; o4 ^/ [* z* Z
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet, d" w& L; K8 @5 c4 ]
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are+ B0 @& Z0 q Q- m+ W9 s: i
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving0 w0 t0 U" {( g+ l% e9 h
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
1 L3 K( h* O% I+ uCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
2 D4 [4 `* p; F, k7 @ }) m5 _carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
3 I4 C. L' p9 G( p7 l6 {; M2 Cguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
3 }% `9 y* S0 z, Zinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 l' m1 Q) N6 p- c7 P; u
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has" G$ |% p# {8 u) b) O4 n' v
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large% R+ r( u" u/ h! d1 R# O( M
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at* o' S' Y1 r6 H9 f3 X: p
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ) q7 _4 }& }) D) `
4 J6 h7 M5 N: j+ dWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
* ~0 ?' R( B1 [) M( |2 Agovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
: Q$ y* d- x) Eline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages* ?0 D' C4 c' y, l
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that) A7 H- b* ^1 d3 |$ Y) g
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed." x2 [, E' R% T, b }' w
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy7 K; Y0 ^3 s$ H, M
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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+ d6 A7 f" |4 m. Q0 v8 x; AOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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a. w- T- R9 t, h" W' h* vYours sincerely,6 Z8 s; y$ _9 `% k- j
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Tony Clement |
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