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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' ^7 |& h' {/ V
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Dear Sir or Madam: $ K9 \+ M4 Y9 x, W0 R3 V0 X
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
% C1 @7 L- t; wthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
4 f! b; m) K! k! rservice providers.9 s# C- \7 _ \' g/ @2 o( G# o4 R" E
3 M3 j h) e$ H5 n) sOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are" h; Q& M: Q( h1 k. f. Z
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving4 d+ g1 w3 y# X
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
: H8 r3 v, h$ P r+ j. L mCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- d! A' B1 {- f4 z2 l, v! ~" ~: d: |
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be5 \+ g' A2 T3 s
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail. % l$ d9 C* s. U4 k
0 |* U- M; f2 n$ I, ]The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
% m# V* S4 h' m. Nchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large4 t5 T9 B+ ^9 F1 C7 k
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at( O& y2 M' q& v2 Q- t
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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' @; n, h+ H* o/ d+ ^5 T& ?0 [When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
& [8 R1 a# t9 igovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
( J4 b S! y# A1 J3 M5 }line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
. a! n. s- @5 wcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
" I0 g3 v. T6 X3 U, eany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed./ x& [( g4 i9 w+ b
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy% g( B! g; x% ]
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html., G4 z7 o+ g1 C: k. e" T
/ e/ }$ g& k/ Y: K! P" TOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,) T+ I8 ?, p5 T5 H2 h0 m' K
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Tony Clement |
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