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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( x! g- k }, ]7 K. M0 K, Q
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* B8 D9 a+ \2 s/ j+ z$ XDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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% Y: j& c+ `" {1 t& k+ I1 fon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear* t+ O9 j# E9 ]! j4 V" q
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are, `3 K4 ~, w8 A& i6 N
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
- n8 J% v( }! p( i! o! P+ O# kinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
' P O+ R4 s7 ACanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
% n8 `( G7 J/ k7 W( dcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
& @! w0 M" g0 g0 s3 t3 s. t# ~guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
# t/ Y0 }6 {" R$ sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing3 n/ ?) z8 e9 B: b& Q
market forces to prevail.
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7 D* S) ^% Y7 Y+ T4 s" S9 hThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
* _2 [; J# w* k, ?2 F1 Qchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
0 _ A7 E# u( [0 b% T% Qnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at% S$ c/ Y8 `1 Y3 m; N
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
3 w: ?7 v$ J7 E% K1 N6 {% }$ p1 [% Pgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
. O6 @- B H! s. Z" |* Vline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
2 h4 C9 Q4 l7 I0 i9 E8 ~3 ]! ucompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that% c" J" C% L6 ]; }, J
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
4 J5 G2 D: }4 @' N3 jYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
; t- ?" Z* ^+ ^' R+ _and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.# S# e! J/ m5 q% H4 ^+ d
! j, `, n: F- JOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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% d- x9 _7 o6 A$ C- BYours sincerely,8 M9 O8 M) { M% Q8 M$ p
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Tony Clement |
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