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发件人：Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)' a/ ` N4 E) p
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)( q0 X* l" A+ o* x6 ?
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
0 D' x( V- U' v( ion the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
& e# i! W# | Z) [2 L& Vthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are! S4 i) ~- t' t, n0 ~
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look% \3 a! }8 y' @+ B2 s, B
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 k4 L2 h+ Y0 f- y$ K# \; c% ^1 p. Dguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
# e P, h8 j, C7 ?( Q& P; F( yinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing8 p( t8 k6 w5 E$ f$ a8 C* F j
market forces to prevail. $ i+ ^% p" N2 ?& S6 n8 S8 o
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has$ o! ?$ O. W+ L7 g% c) M. y! {
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the3 p1 w3 r# Q4 I3 b+ V' z) J9 M
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
. {5 p( D- w$ U, I3 Iany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.2 j' N2 H5 t Y* S
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy0 o; U0 P* d; z/ `+ p: T
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.# V' G0 q: V/ o
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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2 H( E8 D0 L) e" ~& XYours sincerely,
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1 d5 J3 N( B8 CTony Clement |
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