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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)4 X1 k) R1 S! W! o [2 K
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians, X5 Q) E) l& H* ]5 c o' i7 e
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
2 v: J( ?2 c/ ]9 ?that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet/ z l0 Y0 S- W$ H0 ?. _4 c
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are( Q5 x' v3 `" c; M( I# k9 k5 @4 m
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
2 a# ^* z' f4 m% E# [! b* m" ncarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be$ `4 [8 Z. Q* I$ v) A
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
& v; g* Q5 O. m4 \! Xinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
I; ~2 a- b7 K. j& [$ kmarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has+ W$ v" d2 h, ~6 H
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the7 E' U0 Y( C: D) [2 T
government 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 that" Y; z5 ]" A6 V6 ~) |% `
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
2 E+ J* d1 |1 f+ Y; r& q% aYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
1 w9 `/ L0 h* @1 jand 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,, c4 I2 b" S, _5 G9 }
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' ], _7 d/ A% f2 u# c9 M# GTony Clement |
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