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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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@- j6 U, ~' S8 U( j9 p, Y7 h& n6 kDear Sir or Madam:
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/ _( D% w2 C! k; X% N4 ]- m" U- tThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! }; z/ T6 D6 r$ { X% E
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
( c4 s& z) F! h+ Y# x" n6 yon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear1 Z+ I7 m0 r; C% w
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
# E: ]) O" I2 S& z/ N. gservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are* J% |0 I: f' ^, E2 t* q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
% u4 G+ d- M) Z+ _8 u( Pinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
% u, P6 h) W" U8 b/ |: h8 H+ O DCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
9 B; g5 I/ z3 b$ B' X/ P! Zcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
' c* o, o2 `- k7 Vguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
. s# q+ B# B5 K; h5 S2 ]" X/ k2 ainvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing( C, S3 R, `% d! I
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
, e1 z5 _ Y& b' N3 dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
: Z4 g: l. Q: z5 Y- snumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at" P# M# u1 R! y' @7 j# |, E
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
- {7 o/ c+ @0 r2 s' }9 Z5 m' ogovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
2 H: L! ]" ?4 M; d- m3 i+ V9 tline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages$ O* H. u' X( a7 Q/ b: q& U
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
% ~. g d w& r4 |any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. K% W+ u: Y9 fYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
) G& ?% q% Y) u9 pand 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
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Yours sincerely,& e9 N: Z$ C5 |6 e9 ]
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Tony Clement |
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