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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 A8 e* v5 F4 X) K! B2 c5 @
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
$ P$ X; R; P. F% C3 H8 q6 M; ffor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
0 E4 \8 h/ H H% l& e7 _on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear; ^% ~0 C7 v3 M
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet+ D5 b9 h! r' l; w5 [/ x
service providers.
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: n* D, I4 M# ^! W. V" hOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
4 \8 d8 J& F+ M2 d6 {an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving" {3 q0 C: q$ ?5 \) A
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
1 ]: V6 h$ Z8 ^. NCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
# X: g+ T# v/ D. q C% Scarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, W; t P, m; x' c1 Z3 ]/ Cguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and8 O* V/ l- u5 {0 x
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
$ y- \7 y: X5 t* {3 P Cmarket forces to prevail.
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2 G) V5 n# [( S+ I6 S. Y- F- E* nThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has# s* r% _5 {. i, ]
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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$ M. [7 N& ?8 D! J% l; s9 cwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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% n0 W' F }4 |7 x8 _When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the$ A& l ?8 \: x0 |
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
9 m( P$ d; ?, w! c7 Uline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
4 o5 [1 H8 U4 ^4 C* J( s5 V- bcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
% o& l% ~" `$ X7 D' R. B, O" bany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.0 _ \7 R( _4 O: N
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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& w* W/ K3 A- t+ o% D- { QYours sincerely,
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- `* \! ^: i& T( f0 ETony Clement |
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