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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3 D6 W: D- y9 m+ u
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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9 E9 D4 ^2 C5 o0 O8 B& A! HThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)* h) }0 m" X4 z# _
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
4 S, l* U7 Q3 }9 Xon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
6 U0 B" ~( a6 o" vthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
" o0 G% ^/ x* Z0 b+ |0 j4 Cservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
, i2 n% W3 t4 j( |" x& @an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
; K& y" C1 R7 D a4 j& _/ ~0 Binnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
, V7 F9 @/ E4 X& C( c- p! D" q4 nCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
0 g$ _/ K, a6 k# J, v2 M$ Hcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
! r' \- U+ m; B( T# r* Qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
' x$ D& b) x* x, o; [investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing9 Z+ V, K2 ] C& r; ?7 i
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has, N( q/ l* @& O2 C |/ g# V5 v
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the M/ @ M. ^& a1 {5 E2 d
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in3 P( K$ ^" l( B; d
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
8 O3 {2 T! t& E0 V9 N+ ` Z0 Gcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
a. G- w* |* f) ]any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
2 f- A! M0 b7 r0 QYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
4 z7 }$ R6 g# G6 ^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
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Yours sincerely,) {! v& _+ \( \
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Tony Clement |
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