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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:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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3 O& R3 S" n2 f# I4 K. o$ ?4 bon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear; _$ b9 q% l5 r
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet+ } m( r. D% _1 u1 e' k
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7 ]5 J) A8 ~3 j3 O tOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are# {7 P: L9 v1 m% i8 s% j8 I' Z
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving/ L/ R) B( N) X. \2 C/ ~- k
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
' n( w/ a& E |7 ?3 C5 E: u1 jCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look4 c: a- z5 t3 @
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
) U) P; M* Z% ~/ s4 F* P$ Y/ j" Nguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and# W, {/ O) A; e/ w1 z) v) i+ C" E
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing0 p, H( c0 g6 _3 }1 I* d
market forces to prevail.
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" U& Y8 I E( r: Q+ ^+ j$ iThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
: q/ R$ ~) U1 g( X/ schosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large4 O+ }( s3 C7 `$ h0 p! y6 K( d
number 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) K$ B( `9 W' A3 m( d
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in& l- B# M9 a) C
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
- Q9 {; x/ m: c, y3 Z3 l# kcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
0 r3 \% {/ G! X2 E" [& D1 F6 kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
8 Z( s C& O) V0 I- K" DYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
& A9 n' K2 a5 X5 y8 Z! z3 ~and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ T: [( J3 ]! k W9 @
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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. q* a+ E* Y) C, ~) F8 AYours sincerely,3 o2 q5 N$ |* g! i' b
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7 X1 m3 ^8 `8 @- TTony Clement |
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