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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6 o* T# ?$ P5 ]+ B, o Z
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! V) |6 ^& W1 R' V$ U5 U: vDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
7 o6 u4 ^$ G3 K1 E, @for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
, \. l& @; S' u/ b1 R3 _3 ^: aon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
" W/ P( w+ Z6 \8 e+ [3 L3 F- Ethat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
% s8 t# T4 W9 x6 V! jservice providers.
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0 j7 `& O- a& B9 N2 u, kOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
- v7 l0 D# z% |: fan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving# c9 i) u; k0 h; C4 P8 ^; |
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
: |5 I0 H8 C& e/ JCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look u6 K- C+ J# o; _& [5 T4 N
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be. L% K" g# K! Y K1 y1 ~) E
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and4 V# j$ K. G- z/ f5 Q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing3 _/ J$ e8 ?2 m# ?- X, S3 u
market forces to prevail.
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4 h" p/ G, d. t j, wThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has0 t4 A0 A( B9 F0 y1 y
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large8 z! d, p1 ?4 Y
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
5 D- w3 j! i1 B+ \' i/ Jwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the, ]! o! x7 [5 c, ?8 \
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in. M1 W8 d, w+ F/ H8 E. B" j8 { t
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages' y/ }5 ]1 m: C8 ?0 s3 [+ T
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that9 `7 Q$ N" z! E
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.( G; q8 n/ h. f7 c3 q) s* F
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy1 E3 t' j( l0 o0 R$ `$ J9 s
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.) h$ A4 ~- A& Z: L9 O% V# I2 x. o- [
6 P0 U4 R' ?% k8 ~& d) I) aOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is- G/ }' j" v8 v. l
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,$ ]" I3 D0 u6 {! n
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Tony Clement |
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