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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
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)) B% s) }6 j; V: w
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians/ e0 G& n. A: d3 s: z4 m$ O& H
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear2 X9 w; k4 {. s" T$ |5 _. _
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet* C" Q" X4 U& h$ [, m" P! Z* _
service providers.
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" {2 Y( D/ }/ l) R* P8 V9 uOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
8 F/ y2 q6 c( k* }an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
' c5 {- n" }3 l5 Linnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops$ k, _; p# u+ n7 ]9 h& S: h3 M
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
- h' @0 g3 }- f3 V' f. D8 |carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be, R E& P6 _; L! K! Z
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
1 W g. y% D. ?& n4 r2 g. t& j1 Kinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing5 I* w& d% v) d( P2 Q, _, h; s" S; }
market forces to prevail.
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+ `0 _& j3 j& @& k, |/ ^' g, r- X' L1 fThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 D6 Z9 u' N2 T2 g! e
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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: ~2 {$ N* h+ _: C$ Z cWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. o( N% G, ~9 b8 z! |9 z3 M4 c
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
" W3 K: p* c8 e' }: f: Z6 Dline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages. Z% U* g% @2 R+ {! X) e4 C- D
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that. ] A2 l G0 l7 |
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
3 N- Q, V# `# n# V0 z$ _You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy/ A8 u% |7 g3 i% e. N
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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2 f, M( A9 H, l0 d9 M0 SOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,% D- \) t; _7 X0 `$ e% s. u. f( k9 m
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Tony Clement |
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