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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! D& T6 w" q" ?$ h1 V# }' D* F. X' ]: N
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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/ \) s9 {8 \) H, `+ pThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
, N/ O3 s! h5 @for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
, o4 }1 u# P/ B8 qon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear) I) q% L! n" l8 @7 n/ z3 S% V' J( Y
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet! o# F( r$ e3 @" J
service providers.
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- D# _% w# B- C fOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
7 U- O8 b p( P( d" J, aan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
2 X" E) t" A b/ yinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
; P8 o# M: f: F$ YCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
! ^; X. q! B N5 l$ M; Jcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
2 `, O8 n7 e3 j( v/ B Rguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
6 i' @& c, T- h2 C" ?( J6 _0 jinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
9 o: p0 D6 g/ Z5 Wmarket forces to prevail.
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+ b" F) R3 J% J# r% `4 N" YThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has& S2 _; Q0 q4 I( |2 V( e
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large( p; _' P& \3 H2 G! _9 t
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at# C4 d2 Y9 d' s
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the3 _0 Q0 S' v4 o3 W8 l+ y
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
) d. g# X! A* H( h+ fline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages2 Y8 _/ M& ?5 |$ i1 _; c$ m
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
4 e1 ]: f0 S8 g/ F! U$ [) V% Many decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.! y) k7 w# Q" M( k4 W4 u$ m
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy& R5 N Z# J: R
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) K6 q* h: W) Y2 ~) E( H( ^/ P
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Yours sincerely,, ^3 v" d! c4 s; C. i
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