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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: U8 L4 a, b9 D+ e5 ^
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( h5 {/ R. d3 _& P+ kDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
; L- d. D# r0 kfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
# ~# I m1 Z* x, L0 y6 ron the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear& n* Q- M% Z! x1 _3 `: d p
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet9 B5 x- w' b4 w7 K9 W
service providers.% S! G2 A% d: }* c, A/ \
5 ~5 t( V3 \- G' b6 }$ t" a1 G5 ~6 pOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
+ Q: n2 ]+ `6 o7 ]# Oan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: N& k7 p9 F6 M; yinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
, I o( h: Z, fCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
8 \4 z7 p$ N9 E1 K1 `carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be+ ^# d% B& V$ `3 V( `1 u( W
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
. m' ?( Y. F0 g- S" Sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
: E6 n4 y4 b: s* Z! b* u$ omarket forces to prevail. , s8 ?! k( ~- w2 Q+ k% [
! T, T+ }( V c9 B! sThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
, M! z3 S5 ]1 K' ~. d2 Tchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
* p$ x" J2 m/ q+ E$ R( ~! Lnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at) r6 T1 |" i7 B' |, v+ V% d0 J3 S
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 4 W* A5 a) X8 c- X+ g! W
$ O0 f# ]' D- J; o, P/ U. IWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
* Z- g: J4 e* N1 _, W! }government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
" Q! T& \! Y$ `2 B) a' n3 {! @line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
1 T, A. v8 N+ g( V5 rcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ \4 ~0 b# S- T. a7 n( @any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
T5 O/ a! Q j% l0 tYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy) r" ?+ |$ A" z/ `
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.3 o! ~7 A5 v2 m# \2 q1 A3 @6 b
5 U( R9 e# a, [' T. v- ^Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
4 G1 D2 F; R* P* @1 X7 ?7 Vhelpful.
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) a8 {) S3 H8 ?+ nYours sincerely,: P! y4 d8 v& P4 o/ f6 y1 Z' r ^
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K- ]5 \1 t/ DTony Clement |
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