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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
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( B. o7 A+ }! N( f R) MDear Sir or Madam: - n/ ~1 I2 R& d O: W. C8 `
5 i: I/ I/ c) `7 {$ P- h2 [Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
2 n' B! x5 |3 K0 J6 j1 U6 K' _for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
! \; @- | ^1 z" z) `# Uon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
0 I, t% A; J% J, f" y0 Dthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet+ u: g4 g: g, X+ S( f
service providers., U# @$ e2 X. @+ E9 O8 s8 M* M
W" M' E4 X; P( D: ^Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are Z/ m4 L1 v& z7 L0 |2 K$ _0 a& K
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
# Q2 h$ x7 V7 q* i- zinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
1 C0 q' w+ j+ p4 w/ W; C XCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look& D' I) _ ~6 V7 j
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be& Q/ p9 f2 ?8 y1 r1 ~
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and" a7 X i0 g! Y3 n+ Z' y
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
! k G' \( F( f( D( a8 t# Y7 Xmarket forces to prevail.
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' U% A( ?+ A; ~: e/ j% X2 nThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
! D3 G* a9 u X% |. Uchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large# o8 p( H' K5 B) `
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at* X; n# L6 \( o( u; k+ I5 A
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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; c& ^# N8 m2 f. [* i2 KWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
- `' h9 l. a: B* P; O' Q3 ?government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
+ P" ~7 C; s$ c% p4 g" Nline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
O) x; ?: _3 \8 D5 Wcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
, i# z5 ]3 A6 i5 u9 L5 p& qany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
" x% l" R+ z5 N& o! SYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
1 P) `& P8 P2 Y/ J8 \7 Nand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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8 }; ~/ `1 i8 P5 n+ p$ F0 COnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is# t y; e2 M. Q& U
helpful.
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9 Y2 R" _0 f/ k o6 w/ v) s0 SYours sincerely,% x% G! i2 b" p8 T" t
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Tony Clement |
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