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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3 w+ E9 |* Q/ E3 Z/ L: A8 ~
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8 ~6 B) V# g+ `6 _" pDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
8 \4 M& c! H: K: D5 M& Wfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians a3 y" _$ Y/ R* O
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
* m' b# K0 l" C/ B6 y2 `0 I" Cthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet! ]) r7 g, V+ [* ~
service providers.5 H5 G5 V5 l. o3 R0 y w, x X
7 @0 J5 i1 g5 E4 DOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
& m& @: q: u2 `8 o( ban increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
6 _' t Q, v4 \0 c Jinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
* T: P7 G% g& A& n7 ~ v6 CCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look4 J* h- p0 b& B5 o( ^
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be! F- c8 \2 A1 U1 U! M* D1 w
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and2 E$ r' U( `# K/ x
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing! s4 p) l8 o9 h! \* Q# N
market forces to prevail.
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* ^! X% p+ V: w# F* S o6 S8 @The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
. F% G- ?% A# ]& o# F- k% t. fchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large! P H# ~2 O" `2 i9 D% F
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at! e1 X3 H: M$ Y" S
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. : Q$ ~: e1 r% K# s5 E& ~
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
( s5 \) J" S, ^6 r2 [government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in2 t# {( S* }2 U+ C
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
0 ^. j/ v D: u" j2 ocompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that5 v5 H/ y" `% }* b7 g+ w
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed." b# ?! X; K, Y! L
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy0 @7 b+ _2 h2 i5 h
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html. V: ]* z/ u5 g2 W7 X% y. L' v
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is: l' M; I( W! I1 y0 P) |
helpful.1 t! V8 a! z) i0 K" x
, A0 W( O6 {& x4 ]( D% hYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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