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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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3 u- I: a7 }% c! p% T/ @4 h5 U0 ]Dear Sir or Madam: 7 m5 f- _8 L* |* N) d4 V
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
4 X* I) w, H* s- g: ffor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
7 n$ s" I3 w" A- |on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear4 J$ p* ^/ e8 V
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
^4 D+ `3 \- H: W. D! i: k. kservice providers.- q/ F- z- C+ L$ v$ P
9 W$ }' v. \5 \9 KOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
* i! P) U+ C Van increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
# x" m, N2 ~. ~innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops) f V4 a3 r% w: {
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look' ]' b+ s. t, f8 H$ x4 E
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
7 {1 Q$ Y- l5 [/ lguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
' G3 \7 G; U* ]investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& k1 o# O3 K: g: o0 @
market forces to prevail.
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/ Y K/ O5 K3 J4 DThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
: t- a( K* N6 V' Echosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
6 X/ b! x6 h& m% _- I% p, \6 F2 Znumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
y, m2 q4 B; ~" Owww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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+ n m* |8 O/ BWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the- [$ e9 t& [9 H `/ G* o8 n' K
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in" N1 M, M9 r. r( Q; C9 B( \. i
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages) j: d" i+ k N. B
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
# H d% V. H$ }: _. j, Iany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.( ~& L- u2 T" E% ]% ` y/ R7 a. U
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy% I& T9 K9 {& B% h' L
and 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 is7 W/ O3 F% I: Q' {+ U; Y
helpful.
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' b/ {8 L% r' v4 t6 A; S* VYours sincerely,1 [5 ~6 E' }! J& Q5 g
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Tony Clement |
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