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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" C6 o) n5 m0 g& P" t; E6 M! E
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* p1 Y/ Q Y: O4 l% cDear Sir or Madam: D: i+ j5 A/ }' ]
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)# P2 O* k+ g) \" g! g
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
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. n0 o. C: B- a& O, E+ Cthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet0 o6 q+ S9 {4 R0 z' [
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are' b7 `7 ^# B# C/ o- O8 W& @5 u3 n
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
' J" @$ \9 ~; A5 ?innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops8 z7 o( ~1 @5 }: U& L5 e
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- ~; T" I4 g& @7 C( F, [) K
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
' {' T& V9 S0 a) oguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
1 t( g r# m# f" }5 Q, z0 ]investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 s9 R! M0 B3 x8 }0 k# }
market forces to prevail. ]& B; W3 B2 ?! D9 G2 Q# @0 k0 b
4 X5 f; d( d/ I% Q' dThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
) I$ M" v) ?/ E9 ~* m2 l* Echosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
7 O: q8 u) r3 @number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at" N2 J6 W' X; I7 o C
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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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 encourages
! b' a- m$ Y8 zcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that8 b; S. x2 {( R. c( ^* N
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.& s" I/ _$ Y; s; |7 g2 M* }9 [8 o; ~* k
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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0 d. \, c; Y$ A" n/ J. XOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,+ B( y/ {: O T. x' \' H% h
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Tony Clement |
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