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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
/ _) `( Z& t/ }2 F0 K5 d+ `. {; C发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发) c& s, U/ I& F! t6 R# P
) \% Y, c5 G8 r+ I% T7 @+ `$ a- P1 ?Dear Sir or Madam:
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4 j. ]1 ^4 x4 U4 `6 @0 \/ h1 Z8 wThank 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 clear
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
8 o; V( L- o& _an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
& t& c' B; c/ c5 F. Qinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops6 \; }+ H# H2 x7 A( s
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look9 |( e6 D# h `1 k
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be Y% e/ r& q! Q; i$ J
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
4 e- f* U) z$ a' t/ h1 m/ q3 u8 iinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing6 Z8 u3 N! a, R# O& ]; G
market forces to prevail.
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1 B0 P0 r9 i& Q# [5 x( OThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has. F+ M+ W' D" M- H* a8 m2 N& k% b
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large' q# {. D8 v4 X2 J) I
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. {4 r3 b5 w! ^* g1 j- `$ A, ?
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
( M! C. c1 l0 ]6 H, Jany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. e- c. n1 a/ VYou 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: B6 k+ |( n8 l+ {- r
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3 g) T& M2 E- G( YYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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