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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- o. y6 d. l' f: E; J, m
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9 C' c; l! I0 F6 g+ \+ ~6 o1 QDear Sir or Madam: & A8 m; R4 v# L+ S* ]
+ ~/ P" A9 I2 bThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)$ ^* }+ }1 K: h- T, y
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
$ k/ n1 h g# j w+ F+ Bon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear! H# ~8 A, i5 S$ G F
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" J O; B' k- g" z' W( I' H% e
service providers.7 ]9 I# G# z9 ~- K% Z; t7 y
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are/ i: L1 p) P. @9 `% R8 S
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: v% ?" T7 b) Z! p! h/ ]/ E* A% kinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops Q4 K6 h3 T- E
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look8 f7 g1 x3 O5 I& @3 [. K' ~
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be+ y# W5 E. D: ~$ Q
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and9 k+ P. ^2 n: n) x" U* Q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing5 ~. I2 x$ m# g/ v. j4 I; H
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has; L; f L4 F2 O
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large! y! x$ U; e) z% h7 m. V
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at3 g0 W; p% B# Y& W/ r+ X; ?. i
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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: L/ Q/ X; m# Y6 uWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. R' {! ?4 g5 }( o! G( X
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in& z% v' \& ^8 u. D/ @
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages$ g. r: c3 m& C% U7 k- J
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ Y7 G6 f* l$ Y( u1 o' sany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. H% |2 C7 B$ S3 vYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy; g5 k: Z$ I( J$ A! B; w
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.2 |4 ?, }3 {4 _5 N% o3 G. Q
) V! B: c! {( Q; T& _. K/ d. v& u5 GOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
9 m* g. D. r0 E1 A% B3 \# bhelpful.! D/ G4 S1 F/ {# v( \
; y5 K& X+ E& t: o: K( D& P$ b$ dYours sincerely,8 ?2 ]* r5 ]% ` m. @4 |. I! M
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Tony Clement |
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