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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8 u# p" y' K7 @ e2 @
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% q; u, w& {1 B- N# O! ODear Sir or Madam: % U& W+ H0 M* e3 d! k) `4 `( x/ V
; {, j6 d& v8 w$ `9 Q& HThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB); u' `" D% z! C: q( O: y! N+ _/ F& u
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
5 Q0 p$ v2 [# a4 |4 j uon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
; V$ e0 Y0 a( a3 S; K* `. g8 D0 l( Rthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet0 o' T ~9 {" Y7 O# n+ I
service providers.
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. O+ I: h: Q2 f. uOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are: o* L4 b( f; P/ q! U/ J/ |! b: t
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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. Q- d6 e* J3 F$ yCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look9 x: m# z* _5 L, B) i: z% G5 _) a
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be( n5 Y5 b9 L8 j8 _
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and& ~( B' R n F' }2 m. ^: d1 @
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing* [$ k+ u( z( d4 X. P
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
6 h1 }* T# f7 W3 Dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large1 j5 m# W8 v/ W+ T4 k/ j6 @0 E
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
7 e. A1 Z' o; Rwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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9 z7 V0 A8 D$ ~$ h; L) B# p( KWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the `: M5 w1 @0 L6 u
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in) v% y' r# y: i- |6 i' F$ b1 A
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
) f8 }) F9 F( U5 S: ecompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
$ a) M! O; C; q, D' o& [any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
2 c( S1 Y$ E# a7 EYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
1 \; o* |5 S; u9 \; j; C3 Iand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html. | ?* e' u/ }* N g/ R2 C
; y& ~6 V0 V4 S! b8 qOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is+ X: ]9 q6 c& A7 q
helpful.3 O) ?0 {: ?- X; A" b- c. V
$ { D- b1 I8 p. E4 KYours sincerely,
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& X2 d6 ?' C' p; |2 VTony Clement |
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