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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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Dear Sir or Madam: 3 s3 Y* s# f4 T
5 V3 K9 Q, Q K6 _. H9 {( qThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear: I% D7 U9 }5 [( C1 @. ]
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" z' X6 G9 r) b) m2 \0 T! a
service providers.
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! e% H9 p" j( A+ ^: _Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are [2 e: [- B& p& Y; E7 J- H
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
9 t3 |' Y9 V4 c u8 y# rinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
) L, f- \% @! s3 L; F9 j/ GCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look$ R6 W. w+ i7 ~) Z5 L/ {5 O* d
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be. ~! `' f4 _) V* j" a o7 @' K. O
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
3 d5 z( C. d0 N$ V3 _3 qinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing2 ~8 y8 ?* T# b. X' _6 u
market forces to prevail.
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4 b3 Q( b. V# ]The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
* j6 c+ ?, Z/ S/ Rchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
4 L! v* n% b) j; s8 a9 ^& inumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at) L+ N) L4 ]% m9 V0 G% s; O
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the! @0 S0 T: I6 s4 m! w
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in- x! h/ g8 t& ]- K
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
: e7 l* ~/ B4 f) A X. C- [competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
# ~/ n0 D# L" @& i; A( a7 U% Kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.8 L# G+ w4 r0 i. l ?; p# n; A# H
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is/ g# |1 c7 I7 v2 \6 r3 @3 R
helpful.
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Tony Clement |
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