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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( D2 }2 t: G& M3 c! x3 L5 Z$ f9 f
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) a3 a5 B1 z0 c- cDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)( o0 O3 k' ~4 H, a
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
1 E6 U' r7 ]! B% s+ V3 jon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear9 R3 _% @% D& V' U) G) p
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet' ]8 j" n6 Y7 d8 {
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
/ B: U' @9 B' w# nan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
5 N) Y* O' D5 i" W# }* Rinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops$ e) r+ a/ b: v
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look e( K1 X) a& e- |8 C) Q, d {0 N
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
) ?$ K; I1 H" g5 D/ ?3 Y8 Dguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
# ]6 D. ~) d* c" o' o6 @! L: p7 S" sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
! X4 Y/ \, N% K( c D4 Rmarket forces to prevail.
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$ Z6 v; C9 k! S9 j. }6 f+ s% HThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 q- A' y* c1 L5 o( q: c
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large$ N# l, q5 {4 o0 W8 Y) C- u& a
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the8 ]- W8 C* B* d. I7 h
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
) I$ r* g8 y: \/ Y' gline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
+ D( r" d) _. L& ^+ g+ pcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that9 G1 M1 R' [0 q' v/ s. m
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed." V$ |7 O" q' G( J
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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- Q; M% ?( e- B8 hOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is' L6 H1 A: r: P" F5 {( f4 B
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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6 ?1 G a! F! \: _- H- H0 ATony Clement |
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