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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
* Y, q. |) i' k& Q/ P! \7 m d发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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# {' Q4 l; I3 ]% R0 c% K0 U9 ZDear Sir or Madam: & e1 q" z% D% q' c z
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)6 d" U- P! D! q2 M
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
6 I: B; s: c7 O7 von the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear0 W' H! h, X' Q
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
8 d+ a3 K% x5 ]5 M. c8 k/ Jservice providers.
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* P: U9 z+ l2 S. zOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are2 E/ t, q$ e! o3 L" y
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
0 l/ N# v3 w) c a- g P# oinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
: F9 ^! r8 V1 U8 P2 n8 O" sCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
+ m, O8 y$ S7 [; Ocarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be3 ^/ J- Z2 T2 R. ?
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and- s, ]) \4 T) j4 P9 _1 e$ W$ l
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
2 w3 w/ E* a& ~# G( Gmarket forces to prevail. 3 g9 h G" Z: B# P
" V* J6 E2 e e9 [5 FThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
7 h7 Y5 V- q: A$ achosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large. ]' g! J$ S. Y M6 l0 D
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at7 ~$ R( y: O; q/ |9 ?* }# e( b
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. * I2 s5 z( ]6 Q) q" ]% s
2 v' x g4 J2 z2 @" M! z* {When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the$ |5 C& T2 b; I! J$ k9 I5 {
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
, G) ]9 ^& U7 v' O4 Q) eline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
, x7 `/ J8 e2 G' V, {' Scompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
2 U2 I! b. B1 p+ a0 uany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed., e% K8 R( W0 i7 l
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy9 M8 S C6 K/ _4 \9 W2 W6 b
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.* n+ h9 h. R r+ w8 [2 l
$ j+ I0 a. E+ Y s0 F; k1 _3 |! UOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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; K# n5 _- ~, e+ o1 s$ c% T8 JTony Clement |
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