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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% P& N: ?& o/ J" h2 ]8 \
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+ H5 h5 v2 Q4 A' x: SDear Sir or Madam: 1 K1 w" T- p* [- G, V/ x
* A$ |7 b7 h. gThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)1 X4 D3 V, @( t/ d
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
: o, H$ d& j7 L: B2 T2 P' F, aon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear9 d5 |+ Q0 J2 }, w; f. ?
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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: `# m! ^" R1 u- A7 N* yOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are" t. ~) p7 @1 ]& b; m
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving9 H1 o6 O: ~ J! D- G6 M
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
; s9 b0 X/ x1 ?0 W, R! w/ H/ `. S. CCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look, @! A- o! n% `& _0 o
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
6 g! u% s( _3 r9 T" wguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and6 e* H, A: [' i$ ?; e( J! A) B
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing4 A2 l$ r, P- O. A
market forces to prevail. . F5 J1 T. c( `- l
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has9 Y* ?% j6 B5 D8 A, P+ I3 E
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
- B& e# s! L5 ?! T; @number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at6 Y6 [0 N1 A" i/ [
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages, p5 n8 P5 Z @# {+ ^( ?
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that" j8 |+ ]+ m3 W# w" W
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.& d% P/ S0 C7 J1 S8 Z% C1 x3 s1 \* U: `
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy: ]/ `( N3 U* Y# @) j- l
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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% |% D3 k" `- }9 o9 iOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is# L0 B& N5 y. V
helpful.2 |( l% e% W4 `6 E
6 a' v" q- `2 E+ p$ W+ F( JYours sincerely,% `' z, U$ _" w8 I9 A# _! } u6 g( `$ {' W
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3 t) a" N1 K6 U1 b. d* m# b& i, x+ j) kTony Clement |
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