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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; A! D. N3 e3 f
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)/ I( o; s% I1 b' a1 k% M1 x6 e
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
0 V8 z: n0 r1 p7 B/ S8 x8 ]( won the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
5 y4 }# V: x5 I$ Dthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
3 ?) }; k: {& s4 B9 G! Uservice providers.( E+ Z4 }. V. k% }2 E+ k" L
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are+ s1 A8 k0 X) N! D1 E- U5 l; o& `6 q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
, E, L( R+ g* c" \4 l* a$ ^innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops* r+ ^+ o! `6 O b1 t
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
$ P( c0 m$ S, y" W0 e3 F; W# S& \" L& ucarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be# ^$ t) e( H) U$ K0 Z
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and6 f* E! ~' h) v% B1 |& k. ]
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
/ e5 a9 J: ?# W+ \+ |9 @market forces to prevail. % O0 b& P& j' O! {
7 a* A3 [9 _5 XThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has& l- S8 H. W4 J' d: k- \. w- ~
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large. a+ e1 ~7 E) x$ U- r+ Q h
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at, q: O9 ^$ C4 C% v# D4 Q
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ! `% r' D( @$ U3 b
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages5 k& h9 g1 a. r7 Q5 v0 c7 k9 k
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
2 l9 h s7 s! s3 G" l, Q7 rany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
6 K4 ]/ e$ j# k7 ?You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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0 p! z/ `3 n9 COnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is: R* K# G4 z! j9 C: J3 h% l
helpful.3 q# H& x. K' D$ j2 V9 n0 E
0 r& j+ z7 e! \3 `' y% vYours sincerely,0 F. @( x1 F9 n- k/ R- J5 [' G
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: X& E" G) S- x0 B! PTony Clement |
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