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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
: U. ~+ e. W1 l, v& y/ N发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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! S2 Q0 B' t0 u5 M# fDear Sir or Madam:
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6 A4 {. c+ O& {: vThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)2 `6 \8 p3 h4 j7 L- A! M
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
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that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet1 P( b7 F# b$ f+ K/ W( {
service providers.2 ~/ x* h# v3 i3 }% r) ^# e* d" w
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
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# G; K0 c6 q$ [) D1 q: Finnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops* Z* F0 ^* n2 b- j2 c
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and- S B2 u# K6 P, Q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing% \. a7 w1 B+ C3 n# x7 ~
market forces to prevail. 8 z3 z2 U i- f( T
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has8 u5 o5 H2 V4 x G1 o; J+ ~- V% s
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large9 k: B; A0 i8 E3 D% V1 `7 N2 Y
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
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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2 E9 Y5 _" j+ _You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
6 ]* N- C+ i3 r- F: Qand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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$ j, }5 Z+ I3 m, COnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is8 y8 C+ w8 }9 C3 m: M$ Y7 u1 E
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Yours sincerely,
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