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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" @, [. |& R+ W9 R3 ?
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
2 e4 B8 l4 }- g, O x9 d- ^3 ]for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians4 {8 y1 V+ [; P+ I& ~5 `
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
& }$ M- L/ E! w$ E8 J' E' ?that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet! z+ r3 R! Z9 |! K" T+ `5 H8 v
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
! V$ r6 r- d6 N: i+ G1 Can increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
+ b0 e$ Y ^, Pinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
" b) ?$ d* k; J/ z) r- aCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
" }0 m4 T, s" H; @0 J7 bcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be* \4 f8 d* k& E$ `3 ~
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and/ ?" ^# }( {& q1 o- K( J- q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
! ]! z' c3 g k/ D' r$ Imarket forces to prevail.
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4 Y1 c! J `3 g0 H3 E9 |( qThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has+ |7 Q0 ^1 Q" Q: G) L: c
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large0 Y1 K6 n; v& v& ~# A; ^" A
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at+ [ r" b9 O5 K$ u1 H6 V+ z
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. % _# d+ g; i) H# O' C
$ q n. x `" S; a9 \; JWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
# Y6 L ]5 p+ x$ Lgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in7 {6 R( l- Q- m1 M
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
% g* ?0 w% B, ~# dcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
9 A9 F7 u" I2 g5 x3 d9 wany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.8 e B0 g0 I* u2 I
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy9 g; |5 P' H& {8 z
and 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$ a. Y1 K% T. K0 v$ x. g/ b1 ~
helpful.
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+ b, t& {" s5 h( c4 dYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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