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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:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)3 {+ E6 `4 G- A6 T" ~* Y1 R
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians3 d m$ [# L6 y/ q- ^8 f
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear: H5 ?2 N3 @! \3 \
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet' {& i6 \: P. i/ Q9 X
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are( k; N7 q# |- n5 K; ~7 Y7 o3 {( W+ Q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving8 X3 R9 v: ^. M3 Q6 _" _; e
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
% g0 N, }4 m# i7 {7 XCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look' L3 X4 b* Z d7 n+ L5 y4 ?# Q
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
7 x& B' ]( p( W. Hguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and0 ]) i0 h: M1 n) ?
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing! O4 _/ Y, @/ O, G3 Y
market forces to prevail. 6 A' ^4 j9 \2 V+ p" t
+ O! J: h: ]- S" K T/ tThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has/ z. J' d: f8 f- H* H3 H* }! Q* b1 k
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
1 `/ x& U4 q. ~' Vnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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: @. {0 [2 s0 f. M; y. I+ Y; [% G9 cWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
/ B: R8 o( I; d8 |/ _5 ]$ }7 M0 Igovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in1 Z7 U% }! n" Q' E
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
: L/ ]3 W* g# [ F, M7 I8 ]competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
) i, j* p% F% `9 Y1 A$ kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
, S5 h, D5 b' 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
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" M/ h1 g& q1 g6 M% b) v- UYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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