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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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Dear Sir or Madam: . e7 F$ v- B; L2 c- p0 z/ ?
) X- g0 a9 C, n0 r9 J3 }( \Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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- g" M3 P7 J& ^7 C4 r; b. Ron the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
- w% ?* O4 p5 V( hthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet; D& T" ^) M7 u! d
service providers.5 o0 E$ F. g" n8 N: Q v$ P+ |: E
6 y/ s# b- c) X) ]: ^Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
4 u+ H8 Z) u* r: |+ f4 J: ~ U5 Y5 @an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving" L5 x' e$ z, b5 v% E$ D4 X
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops/ V8 V6 S+ \8 m( E( w
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
n s5 N7 O1 N2 Pcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be' P4 s1 `) b# l1 K" m' Z* ~
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
" r3 D: h! O& O7 zinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing" `2 U) F8 q8 F
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has2 i: U( j7 ]' q
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
' W! O& D3 P: @3 onumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
. q) K% }! L9 A4 Ogovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that4 a, v9 n& A/ K* ], _
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.9 [1 b6 J6 m D$ H# v
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy/ J+ e. j3 x M9 d0 B& ~% B' D' Q. i
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 is+ `7 ]4 z) s. E6 V/ ] ~( j
helpful.# \7 `5 I5 a" l; ^: v0 {
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Yours sincerely,
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. ]7 n1 Z. D! H+ I3 [: u; i7 YTony Clement |
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