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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0 c' v- s- |" V" i
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
5 m. d, N% i3 f/ e$ v0 A, L8 O/ Qfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
! y' g; V, \/ e+ C; L, m% ^on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
: Z9 ]- {& ^. Pthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet6 z: S6 Q* a, |
service providers., H d; x- p! [: a- I4 @# @
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
! A* R9 b& e9 p U: U: r$ dan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
# ?' Z3 e5 b( ^( iinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
8 I$ ^8 Y# L; M4 x5 XCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
, C( B5 R1 G! H* x8 @, X* n, ncarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be7 l/ d6 s' U j z% l6 Z2 F
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and( } U4 u7 I: K4 T& @& j- c3 u% {, h
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
W% y- K1 i3 c7 J! F. emarket forces to prevail.
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1 l) W( [- Y( I. P* mThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
) _6 T. e1 [2 _' Jchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 2 `7 K6 W+ P9 m1 h% p
4 _8 X! r$ w( }When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the @( h% l3 {: N5 Y4 b& X# s; R
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
4 b4 q! V: M8 D( q9 }9 Yany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.0 s4 b+ E1 A! c6 M8 n5 q
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy9 B6 j/ h. n8 q' I# |
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.9 _6 T- e" B# N0 S* h& P
% B# L; ~8 K, Y: yOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is, A8 G1 [# h1 v. m2 o; Z% m
helpful.
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/ N2 l+ Z7 ~6 A6 c+ z7 PYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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