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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" P% G# |& P( Q. e# m
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Dear Sir or Madam: 3 @5 M5 t, N! X5 O% x+ f
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
/ u# h4 M) c( \$ U0 V. d6 D! N% Ifor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
6 s. H0 z8 s5 ~& E' ]on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
1 X+ v; s" R- D5 C3 tthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
& o6 [6 `5 R$ L3 X* s* _" N4 I# dservice providers.; s6 k" I& k" `2 A
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are8 }. N& d4 g( {" b9 g; }$ b
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
3 s. H# M6 z+ D* binnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
7 a B' h+ c/ A/ u+ G9 ?+ ]* Z+ nCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look7 | ~7 E* a0 [$ r7 Y
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, \2 i: ? t+ z5 Xguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and$ C4 f; t6 z4 l. q9 @4 I* s4 Y
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
- C: N: j$ c) g" j. ?/ |% _market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
6 j P. H, ~! a* Uchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large3 m9 X3 G. N; t" h( T+ Z) Q
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
$ m1 g: d' \9 U% j s( E- @: T) Kwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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3 Q$ h# ?+ ^% d4 E, M8 |$ oWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
* H4 z3 b4 A0 \4 {9 |2 Q4 Ugovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in. h7 y8 g% w$ X# \! h
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages8 t) s2 F% ]% K6 u5 v5 g1 w* V2 e3 ?- ~1 {
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that: s0 Q$ l$ M' Y8 X( ~# j9 \
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ {3 W: T! ^2 L9 |6 o/ r& pYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy" l( N' A3 s- l9 g8 r
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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& G( D t/ h) D5 HOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is. T4 d! c; p& ~ h7 F
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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* U( ]* j+ M, s) f$ RTony Clement |
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