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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
) M( ?' |5 p: |发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)$ f) U. W- g _5 S4 s
: k1 t7 B4 M# U3 w- {6 ~* NDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
" N1 c' X4 l( N4 e& l1 d# Y8 r- Kfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
" y' D) a' u, j* I+ l1 won the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
+ j; s* g$ |$ k/ I$ U' mthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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6 v8 K2 r1 r5 n G0 L9 N# k- KOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are& m! H. L9 i; q7 M. j4 f' d
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving Q" j1 [: A4 K4 y. k, {, d9 }
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
# H) k9 }; l! ?2 t* @' f, c# D: ^( ~Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look/ }7 a- d- C* `( q, ]6 l
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be% z! ? n7 Q9 ^% D2 ~" [3 [
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
" y/ {! f w# t8 n, m0 linvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing+ k; ]. j" R5 N- h$ n5 H# X
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
6 T1 C @, r$ U8 T, F4 ^* Mchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
, ^: G1 V! Y& y; o/ k. {number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
/ ~/ C8 q t! z2 Vwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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2 R1 Y5 ~) ~7 L, L( mWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages: z; R- \; I7 M& W' q/ }! M
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that4 X/ c$ _; Q' l1 `# p5 W3 C% K
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
" L: J( K) e3 w% Y- {You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy. h$ ?5 A9 g, m5 Z7 s8 v2 k
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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7 s" x6 |$ y7 t2 DOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is( r! {/ [* N) R6 _& C# A6 E
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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