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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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! V' f4 X8 g$ }( N/ \ b- w5 rDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
5 c; w' x$ f& R9 o1 D. Ifor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
: r, c4 f1 V+ P7 r/ W+ G& ?on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
% E" s H$ G. l' W; ?that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are1 R$ G0 ]+ Q E. C0 N
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
# ~% a+ R; y3 x y, E# Vinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops& R5 v7 R; [: q5 R r- x! u
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
1 N& u! N. y2 p0 {+ m: b" P/ j1 kcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
" `8 P4 z2 l; ~% G6 Pguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has- H" ~. h* B7 D% F$ g
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large6 O, y' W* H5 y
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, the" u8 c0 X! a q" ~ J
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy; D- ~; k' S, n E
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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) j+ u# Z) R4 o& @Yours sincerely,3 b" W' b) s4 A5 t/ v9 [! T6 s
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Tony Clement |
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