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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) y8 T, I* N s5 R- a5 M$ |
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Dear Sir or Madam: % Q- [: o$ b/ k
" v) r, b5 q; z6 Z/ O2 d+ z9 TThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
$ M# m" p) \8 i! L V, ifor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians% V4 q* J7 _2 V$ ?+ }. N
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
8 r7 `+ M! t+ L- O1 l' tthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
H7 F- C- F- j# M8 Kservice providers.7 j5 o8 A$ R' x
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
7 f' r2 {' x( t( b! N+ `) kan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving5 J! l) Y( L4 i j
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
7 D- }5 c: u1 k, {0 T6 [0 ICanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
5 `1 M, k! n% [! o. ^, F1 T0 Jcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be1 @4 J6 |5 k0 B
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
5 I* w' d m5 y: x6 m8 binvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
4 t" D! k$ o) Y7 p* ^( u. o6 Dmarket forces to prevail. - h% I* v; u' z( X( G
3 C9 W( z |) sThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
1 |# ]; _+ \7 b, o# `# N/ ?chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large+ l2 r" v# Q! b: H0 e: @) W
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, the0 W: {$ W# U, T# y
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
! `+ m1 o- S3 ^, N$ rany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.2 U% X- i0 u! I7 i
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
6 L' W) Z: c- n- y/ n. H. Dand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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3 O }$ f2 v3 p% n4 e+ sOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is! `! H4 V: W1 n6 T
helpful.
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2 E0 c: X0 |$ G' n$ @0 NYours sincerely, y" D! V1 ?! N+ L# p
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4 C( w1 p6 e0 ITony Clement |
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