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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( i& i0 j" |7 u
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Dear Sir or Madam: - n1 c( }6 V! O- N8 d( n2 M
8 q! P: v% Q! c$ Z0 }Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)# H1 c2 m$ J+ \ c' H7 b4 T
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians" t7 ^+ |* ?# C" a
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear& k! v- h, L& u+ f. ~! L
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are& q8 v# `4 d' f
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving1 \0 U4 t( T2 ^" {0 F
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops% p$ U0 B) L w1 v. `! g, l% _
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
! k7 ?8 f+ @; i5 z# ^3 Rcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be2 _7 K7 n. A( D; {, s
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and/ H# o/ l8 d: I; q$ p2 k6 n1 J
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has, B% C ~$ d; g3 O! ?) |
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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6 _! `/ V. W7 Q" B$ T- W4 XWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
! J1 ]* m7 z; J- y& n$ s& l2 Pgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
. G: s, J" i% C' v$ j. Uline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages: f: y. e# v# W* R
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that8 j! p4 }: _6 [: e. T
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.+ K- Z6 c. u* i" H E
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
' c0 d5 F1 v& `3 Mand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is: g: H2 ^3 I1 T! G, O4 W+ \# F( P
helpful., d3 ~, ?/ n+ z& E% y1 r" K
6 X9 e6 _& K2 g) B* Q1 LYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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