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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 a4 S8 c4 d1 C6 e* G. J
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Dear Sir or Madam: ( |; k6 [% c) c. F
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
2 O* Y/ g# f2 d A6 | _' ifor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
6 Z/ N. s, J2 `on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear$ r4 c! u. O1 a8 N8 o& K( U
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
# U' G: U$ d. sservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are5 k' V0 Q8 s/ Y3 e9 y
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving/ Q9 T0 d" w; k5 I" R
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops2 O& G, S* y, `9 u
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
! S+ }2 U: ?' f& X. Zcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
E# D* j# f: R7 Z* p! @5 Q+ @* `) jguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
% R3 M, C' p9 U" Ginvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
# b9 \* F( g/ |$ ^market forces to prevail. ! m5 R) `! \0 C6 o0 | g3 l7 L
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
, _( p X& h A( V1 \2 m- Q- jchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large% c0 G1 Z. w# E2 _1 t" G+ F7 _& j
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at6 _; O8 x- A5 B5 h6 i
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 2 `2 A% V" I l* v& C |& d3 }
+ S) K, v: G7 b, [$ c0 [When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the: f' B ^8 B' `( s0 Y$ l$ h1 {. k
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
+ _" G4 s; \, l( \1 zline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
7 p) d' H- a* a/ Z: _4 G! r6 c9 Zcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that+ a' e2 A0 D. W/ R9 ^0 L
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
* n* s4 K* p8 l U$ r. ?% w3 NYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
# x9 `( f- d1 C/ F1 _and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html./ m0 @! Z1 @+ H0 F" r
( h+ L% @1 I% `1 K5 @Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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: e' m4 q. a. y$ j4 [+ sTony Clement |
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