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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: " G2 W/ ]* Q( E
9 Y, x( P/ H9 V4 o5 ~0 K2 g; u* }0 ~Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
5 @9 F2 L/ M; lthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are2 y* `# A1 U9 r! K! G0 h- Q1 k
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
: W1 T( \" `# X* j& V9 Finnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops% {1 @, b+ Y+ z
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look) K5 z; c6 a1 t
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 H1 E9 R& k' e6 Xguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
, e6 E3 |' O- X1 x% F3 Q; R" Sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
+ d5 n# b, f% O( n _& A+ `market forces to prevail.
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& J" H' m: a$ A, ^5 F! x, L2 oThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
1 F9 t* ~/ | k0 C6 d7 h& Jchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
- V; f% c" @0 O1 R7 Lnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at% v6 e7 e7 @- W C3 V! D* a( h8 w
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
5 B& u+ w3 c2 {* z: `% j/ xgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in' O# X' h3 c' Z
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
/ j# I' L6 G( c1 `competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
& e; r- z% H1 P% C" Q& p3 y3 o0 c, _# rany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
3 c/ I+ f( Q, P" \. d( C& @You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
$ Y! }" z0 n& k' {7 W- Oand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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# p9 Z G0 W- k6 D! MOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is+ V8 H$ _6 y. q f
helpful.# J) u5 h0 z4 l4 S
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Yours sincerely,
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) N0 _. @- }+ d5 N5 FTony Clement |
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