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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services) i0 i; A' R3 v2 Q* B
发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)2 x' i- b0 f! @
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Thank 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 clear7 V! Z1 [0 u( ?0 D. c6 \ @
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet! H7 N1 P2 m- v# I- D
service providers.5 P6 |$ P3 K" X& c# [
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are1 t5 J+ s* x9 a5 V. I
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving7 v; l+ u$ G4 d
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
% h: U& L& E4 v$ o! wCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look$ b. q8 M3 @1 n: _% {& F/ V
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be& H8 f7 Q z5 U/ R; s
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and" j2 R0 h% X2 D' x
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
' X3 m# \: Q: n; gchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large V; ~& D6 S9 Z4 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& W9 U G. W4 x
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
3 u2 } f5 t: K( M6 ]any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
' m: s. ]0 q& W4 GYou 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
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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