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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# F# f) L O9 e* Q6 J) n" G' _6 R
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Dear Sir or Madam: , Z; s. B9 x3 _
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB), A2 ~" u5 O5 L- e; }
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
3 }3 b; Q# B& \! X; o0 \on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear2 x" T9 B7 t3 Z [* g
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet' X+ z4 L1 k+ E8 f7 X( C
service providers.: a+ X6 P) J4 _$ \( T- H A0 {
0 e1 n+ |: Z7 m* ]Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are5 W$ [2 `# Y/ X' k/ ]+ ~
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
8 y: s |% ?/ S' q- B8 Ginnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
/ j4 M; f* p" f! ]9 H7 rCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
, l3 y8 F4 B' G, ncarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
& k8 z5 U+ A: E0 gguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
9 T) E9 K+ W+ Y4 q7 p, zinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing7 U/ G* R# N Y$ I9 j+ u/ a! M
market forces to prevail. * N) _! R, B% S9 b5 O( n% H
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
. i& a! o- I W8 L! K& ychosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
3 ?- D* P) Q: e/ Q* c/ _# ]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
* M3 t+ {- V" y0 v! Egovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in2 c! U" K' K* U+ B' V1 n8 O
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages0 z6 S R6 @9 m* d6 n
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
1 E/ P/ K: X1 f3 ]4 dany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.- M( b- g* j3 C, b; b$ g1 X8 B
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy4 C0 G- f/ {/ V
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.) q0 o: N4 _+ b5 y0 f) k' A* f
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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