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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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; w- x4 L. G; u# }* I4 [: d/ H$ yDear Sir or Madam:
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% |- y% K! ]4 ?$ f( A! D% wThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)( Z6 U1 m) f: N) d- W: }
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 T; p3 `; G% V8 O0 E) C
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
/ r8 l$ }6 C4 P T& r+ V6 g0 Cthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
/ x9 l' \1 o6 H% sservice providers.' j# I, }" h% G% J/ h/ X
0 O" N) W$ {: f9 h c3 s/ v% Q8 M$ d( qOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are" [5 ? d7 J% L5 k4 s( H! D% C
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving; r- X, {: v9 U5 b& A
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops! m# [, I" I8 M5 U% D4 ^0 b5 m
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
. u8 b+ B7 Y/ J* ~6 }carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
: w& ]0 C1 N) N/ L' qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and$ m8 F z; `4 Y) f
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 y5 n- E0 ^$ ]8 ^
market forces to prevail.
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3 e. F8 e* T( p! r" d. D/ UThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
$ i" f7 o1 @; S8 v1 A. U* X+ s) F: pchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
/ z4 X* r6 N5 s* t6 bnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the3 l% J( y; H4 d
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in" y' W7 F5 Z- m {5 W5 e
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
J8 T! T# H% a. _+ Mcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that r, l0 Q A. u
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed./ S+ y, t4 e- w4 z; ~: o# N" Z& \
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
p$ u* ?3 ~( k9 R: H+ kand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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. R i$ A3 i* D. I& Y, O; S) ~Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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* h9 Z7 \* s; K, ]- a' iYours sincerely,8 X- ~9 x& L7 Y! W
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- _! b% ^7 ?- cTony Clement |
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