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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$ d4 D! O2 y; H! P& A9 ~
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' ~4 I j" @4 Z6 R% k6 G4 dDear Sir or Madam: + _: H1 v8 ]" E& Y2 ]. p I
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
! _8 ]# }/ p* \ Y1 m Z" N y nfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
; z# @! v: N' @" D! {7 E2 Pon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
, m- c+ A% D( Y) tthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet: M+ d) q: w$ g2 |! ]/ D
service providers.& K/ {4 \" N/ _" @% Y
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
- ?6 u* S! Q# J/ o" m y; Dan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
4 I9 `+ y9 V' xinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops9 V% h! i2 U$ F# d9 M
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look' ~' K e# M+ T2 J/ r' y; N5 x
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be" t5 i) y1 G" M) g% a
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
; }- g7 n6 C# C" X \investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing* g0 e( t0 O0 S* W9 M: p
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
/ o# [) j+ `! I1 F* B: H/ |chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
; @1 p ?$ I. I ?4 @7 C3 |number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at% V9 ^ q8 d$ a$ T V5 N* o$ u" Z
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 0 ^* @6 y7 \/ L b- n7 P
! ]$ T! i. _% R: Q) i8 UWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
: t- z$ A) E0 o& D4 b& t+ pgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
% B5 m: v6 Y8 S6 I- m3 kline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
( L4 f0 z! s# F7 c A0 vcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
- u$ \% u& b) {/ y s- S& }any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
, o( s8 g, M$ F6 g7 mYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy. E) O U+ b @# x8 v1 T$ D' ^
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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: }: m1 S5 Q0 V0 pOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is8 j y1 Y1 R `9 z$ e* y
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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0 G9 H6 F& z( C) u7 `& P& {. qTony Clement |
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