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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services# B0 L4 F7 o% m! l( T) M" V
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam: 1 ~& i) R2 H5 ~7 I: K
" H; H" n8 Q G4 C' f" G- BThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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/ w# I& k0 ?1 I i) f, `* Y3 q5 yon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
, g0 W! p# U7 {* x& uthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are6 O( R. w3 {( L# x
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving$ g3 v( U% x& T
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
& S2 o' [8 B8 Y0 \2 ]Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look0 `2 w9 |' w D2 d: E! L. _
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be: e$ L! w b! O- `
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
& D# X' ~- C8 o* k: Cinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
) r: k, X5 |( W* ~market forces to prevail.
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( F' L2 s# d" H. sThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
" k0 m. |8 h) x6 y/ M. B2 Achosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large: X+ Q& m( ]- I' q- G
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at/ g+ G. i1 {" u, }
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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" v- v- g8 D, c. b+ U, p& y0 YWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
6 u% }$ `' D( C8 O- Ngovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in! F* i+ x( f; I% H
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages0 u7 b$ }4 V0 K7 n" J$ f. R0 y8 }4 ]. x
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
3 y0 E- J/ B8 y4 ~0 B' |/ cany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
" b( u/ R+ J4 u% A9 J& oYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy! O9 k$ V2 D& v& M. v' a7 e' L
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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0 @9 o7 [$ a R: L. K; c. U+ LYours sincerely,
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6 q) m5 A# A1 aTony Clement |
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