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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services% I# Y* H( {% @# f1 J2 n
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)$ \: Z. w7 ]- `5 r1 {, `
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Dear Sir or Madam: 8 o9 s$ p6 X, n! p0 r
3 y7 o7 M: l/ v3 F( oThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)1 X1 J" q: b0 H
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
4 j+ W8 Z0 A% x5 n2 C' A8 ron the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear- [) @; [& s6 m9 Y! Q6 B5 h
that 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! A. _6 x" \8 [8 B
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: o$ r0 a/ P1 @innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops5 U. h& m4 J3 q2 L
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
5 n% z1 ?- E3 q# `( g9 ]3 P; Xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be; S9 w* Z7 I/ \& r7 A
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
) o/ v( b6 r0 ?5 g vinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 V% h6 a: i) ?; N6 G! J
market forces to prevail. & S; ^* n3 }/ k" x! L0 f* d
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
/ c" h1 Z; U' e( Vchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
1 G: b7 Y3 M5 I) m1 I( qnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
4 |5 J( V! V7 q# o& S! W1 ^" ?7 qwww.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 U0 m% O3 P8 a" L: d5 E9 l3 K
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
: v& h8 W7 Q2 Z# Rany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ a; T6 b, n$ ^; KYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy L8 E6 ?3 U2 f: P; X6 ?
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.: ?; q8 G% I: B5 d
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
7 `4 s( m# |& Y. Chelpful.
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3 b J' \3 Z: ^2 Z( ^7 BYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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