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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services& o# }' v5 F4 `) z! Y M
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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# t3 C/ @) N; h; M2 D( jDear Sir or Madam: 3 u" A, _1 X: o: A S8 W1 c6 n9 V
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
& C5 Y& z' `1 e0 s9 S, k# Xan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving8 j3 O1 x" @* s: ?. P
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
9 [% `8 u. J1 x6 [2 lCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
% F4 { x) q9 ?2 u7 \7 K# B2 Bcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
& n4 ^. ^4 c, t) X6 Qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and7 n$ D; M( |% {6 c- N. I% Q3 Q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
' n7 F& \% o; F0 Amarket forces to prevail. ! I6 s& J# d7 [
6 {3 [" l5 \; c4 e) R) n. G( jThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
$ i" V p1 ]3 f! {+ `* ]) bchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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+ ]* F6 _" i" T7 T- Mwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
2 U! l& W' m; ygovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
9 j- j* V5 ?/ kline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.6 G; [2 f: e6 @
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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Yours sincerely,9 L: Y. }! d2 p9 ]
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Tony Clement |
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