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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
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" J! c0 v2 T6 J7 n% {- M6 dDear Sir or Madam: : f* v9 X! a; ]* |- f' N- t
9 Q) T: E: b; U/ F' H" y. @Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
7 T; A/ P$ q ofor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
5 B8 g0 y! L& j; Ion the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear1 i$ n0 Z1 m ~) F* X& l
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
" q t9 s9 w8 ]" f5 \+ mservice providers.8 ]1 `+ p. Z* @
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
5 h3 C3 F6 X3 ~an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
. f8 ?" |4 j8 {* a4 }innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops8 E3 R! q% t Z% O7 ^! {; Z
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look8 I3 ]# A6 E2 A4 X
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
5 e9 y+ u$ E, G& Mguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
2 ?) @; u. r! B1 [3 ninvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing/ G. z# C) R9 Z# L; P
market forces to prevail.
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6 r. U6 ~" l+ F, O0 Q2 PThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
) W! g1 E/ \/ Dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large6 y$ c. |2 g, ~) R
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at2 i7 w" f; M. Y7 @! i' _9 ^
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* Q$ u/ o ~7 |' D3 q0 T3 o+ Y3 X
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ d1 b; q7 r0 W1 L' V" N# sany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.9 g6 o6 J8 M" Y! f" b
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy( w# c( K3 i1 X& a4 t! z
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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I$ h7 H/ d' ]% C" u- E" _: LOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is3 Y: e) n4 @) m& y6 l2 S+ b. o: w
helpful.0 s7 V) _6 A0 c3 ~
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Yours sincerely,
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& f( i) S- g& Z. B( D: p. }( u9 T7 BTony Clement |
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