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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: 1 c9 W$ u& }: b% |+ r) U) U4 {
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)+ a% X( D( [! R9 }2 K
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians+ z4 b& G% O6 z2 K" m, ~5 }
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
5 a. A& E! s* U' I0 I! P8 k' Xthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
- v$ x' Z5 m7 j9 fservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
! i. {" U# b0 R4 C3 R% lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
& b- E0 Q4 T) l$ f8 z, Einnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops3 B4 U" _9 h9 s, u5 n1 a
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look+ n8 S" [: ?3 h0 Y! a; @& ?3 ]% g' w
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be0 c' ^1 E3 {6 [4 J. d
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
9 \& B4 i* l! [$ i3 |4 }+ ]investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
+ j# |) ]5 ~$ X5 y3 wmarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has: z. z. i( M" J7 z
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large+ ]4 F: v2 l9 }' T! P
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
$ \$ w- P7 c9 n) H" ?. Xwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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3 K% m! _' E( l. s& `2 GWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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3 `% v& c2 @1 r3 ^$ m% g1 |line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages( n7 m! G+ `8 ?( p/ D+ }6 J
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that! K; T' A( f' Y+ b! g" O7 v
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. U# }* s- o/ |* H! TYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy4 ~2 T2 Y! K3 o0 ]: ]# c
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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* n) ]' Y/ h6 V# j+ ^* \Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is! T; q3 A1 u% I3 r/ V
helpful.7 }& z6 z# i% B% N0 K
5 a, W+ }1 w& @+ u$ c' UYours sincerely,
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' e- c! O. B5 X/ y$ } {Tony Clement |
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