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当时我也网上签名反对了,今天刚刚收到了这封信
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: @& |' ^+ a9 e7 a1 b. b1 MDear Sir or Madam: + J2 Y( w, |# j. ]# i( m
7 @/ Y6 U4 K9 n' b# K; }( cThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)4 C% f7 L, k& E/ U
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians E( c ]# ]! Y$ R2 E# ?
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
5 Y* Q/ l' m5 u1 k* j0 }1 L$ Ythat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
; r; f! K$ l k) Y4 L8 I( U ]service providers." p5 U, S3 c" ~# X
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
2 W" [- O A' V( `4 Lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
+ F8 n, [- A8 O& N5 n0 yinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
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carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
0 ~- ~1 S) h" u3 eguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
4 i1 }+ [. u- F$ {- d4 A Y( u- minvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing2 P ]" p$ I% t% t8 g; @7 G
market forces to prevail. - h3 Y9 e* s( c
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has1 [- E( ]: c6 x6 I5 h7 L: P! n9 j% X
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
6 A3 h0 E% r( ^, _, |& K9 {6 mnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at, j& L( k; N! }. c) d j2 V0 ^2 N+ l [2 N
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the( `/ j6 L) R/ V! D$ y |4 r; ]
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
0 G7 n# I) f6 ?0 }" g$ dline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages" k6 ^; ?9 Q# S1 ~; ^( {# O
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
# E/ A9 [; u- @) B7 j. r kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
( q: G# I, k. a+ qYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
* O9 O, u. b) L$ x+ r3 _and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ M6 e4 ]+ O7 b6 W, v8 [% n. P
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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! P% X( _9 j1 N: b: W4 AYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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