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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5 ~; p* ~! Z* [5 y# U! D% Y
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9 Y# q Y1 R9 b9 k) b8 @/ bDear Sir or Madam: 0 [. k: b7 U$ y: l3 _0 F K
) c8 ~5 C5 H& r0 UThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
5 F7 G8 o1 c/ |, y n8 A' m/ \for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
+ b4 o4 ^- L- ~on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
) k, |; u5 |( q/ O' ]that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
8 F# n# I3 Q' v2 Tservice providers.
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8 S* `, b. H, Q4 u% a! K) `Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
, [5 w9 Y: W% L+ q! b% @an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving( l# r$ }& ?6 s0 b" f9 G8 P& u
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops7 A( X1 \6 I/ p6 Y5 b, ?4 h5 N
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look6 Y- f5 f/ i- Q
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
# ]6 o; l' R8 {5 \$ Zguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and6 x' [. d$ S" @! _4 @( I) n/ K
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
+ {* e5 U8 ~, D3 C6 }market forces to prevail.
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; A! ^0 H' u4 NThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has- s \/ P* m v
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
! K) D' I! U! k1 F) o+ J% r! U" vnumber 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
9 ?$ B/ m# i) B" p5 n! R0 U& Hgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in# i4 Q$ c6 u' q* i) w! R3 y
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
! h( q/ m2 G% q- x; j3 L) L- q3 Tcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
+ J w# C( ~0 n# M7 x' Fany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.3 g0 Y$ I, D" H7 C5 J3 X9 H
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy9 ], _* p* s c2 K
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# T; `" E: w" T1 Q
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2 a- p9 a6 p4 HYours sincerely,$ O9 N, Q6 i3 M% s4 M4 }
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Tony Clement |
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