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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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) W6 l; ]& q7 A- g# ~, bDear Sir or Madam: 7 G7 i2 L9 V( b
5 y* p1 e# b% e$ z/ d& HThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)2 h2 Y) P u! N4 g
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
# }9 B* ?) d5 ^9 l8 Von the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
; o1 p2 G6 C' A9 _3 H* G5 hthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet+ T4 N% ~3 O `
service providers.
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1 K* F! F1 a$ [/ D& y W; _8 `Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are T& _4 |$ |% p0 t4 T$ b
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving% }3 F- v% h7 g
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
. Z! W0 G# n+ I1 D( P) P* b+ vCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
/ P. X7 R% x5 F, n Gcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
3 x- s. n2 A; z w, T- G/ @+ | vguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
5 t; i. }" s x. d) k0 b# f$ f' d8 iinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
" A. [ s* m. e! O0 ?7 i' @7 s% tmarket forces to prevail. , Y; a% l2 q. C
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
; f- l `7 o3 dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large: G% h B9 b+ c
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
4 D! r3 Z4 c& p" [ s+ kwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 0 a. r. `2 x2 A) S
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the D, C" q/ R) `7 m: ~& z
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
7 p1 J! N& H; ~1 Tline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages9 H1 P9 r. a5 e. f4 L# F
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ c( ?, [4 @, v) I& e; i5 Aany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
1 ]! F3 `1 ^0 o1 y9 IYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
( E: j1 a$ R/ g0 l' G; z0 a& band related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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: F) L/ l5 T) H+ u3 a* X, `! kOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is% n, b6 Q7 J3 G
helpful.
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, c6 a) p% H1 P' }" IYours sincerely, F7 H6 ~: d+ o/ t( L) i5 H
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Tony Clement |
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