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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' x4 g6 w/ q5 |8 B
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W) `" T- p; V7 M6 O& zDear Sir or Madam: 5 j/ G1 b. W+ l& u
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
2 u% A* ?4 `7 y2 n( s5 Kfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians9 d8 H+ b7 o4 E2 `7 t0 e
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
: B3 J1 [. T% a" J' Y1 }0 K2 Jthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
6 Z$ R1 ]& R- r% }& Nservice providers.
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# `& i0 `+ e: X! V5 S. S" L1 NOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are2 q6 n A$ s- h, x8 w7 Q0 q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
K+ z" ?! e* t% p$ y6 Winnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
. g& D& c6 {4 e5 i& kCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
& G9 r; D B( g9 P8 c# t2 zcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
. F3 I: J: b7 f3 ]7 @+ H7 zguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
- g9 W) e; h9 ?& b5 Ainvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing" g/ Z2 [7 j8 L
market forces to prevail. 6 E3 `& C9 U* ~! w: ? i/ k
! p0 _$ n" z/ |5 o7 P4 x! GThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
* h3 K/ ?8 {7 V& t: ^, `* kchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
7 p/ p" i: E; @* B% H2 A# d7 bnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at7 ?7 m% }6 }% Z) y i" E- T) `
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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0 j# |' N& O2 T k- j+ b' C1 g+ eWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
0 g+ H2 L) S" V7 m, sgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
# l. ^1 [9 f, J! Q6 `6 Mline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
% `7 M; B1 S* Kcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
0 V4 h7 @. l9 P" Y3 {% \any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.3 n: b4 w6 M' \0 M
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
9 I1 A* ^9 k0 @2 z7 C( e3 dand 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! i: _# B" r' g3 U7 r/ x
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Yours sincerely,% }5 j1 W! v! q; g& k% b5 S/ d- N
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Tony Clement |
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