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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
) [8 q# k7 C, b+ \5 I1 e发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)$ G0 p; B( o' W. f+ e- ~* B
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Dear Sir or Madam: X: s0 z" q. t( z, Y/ W
( L4 Z) @! ]" V, D! F% oThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear3 K% B" H% ~' |4 S4 ]2 ~+ C/ Z
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
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innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops }1 i, h0 x+ Y" H# s( E- e8 ~
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look4 W2 S. j" u" `6 E4 t. K
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be0 e: f+ N* f4 F5 a2 e" @
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 6 T0 g) W) Q$ j% A7 J R: E( F
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the1 \/ O7 L% R* c! i3 a
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in8 ^9 I# m' d3 ]5 b8 p2 V5 P
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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9 p Q3 {9 V- o. f. }- }; ^any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.8 z* V$ ?/ F: c
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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+ A: g1 J B- g2 aYours sincerely,0 Q+ W6 u: v8 |2 g4 B
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Tony Clement |
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