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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2 V+ M+ a* l9 O/ v
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7 [! p$ Z6 Q" p. f4 ODear Sir or Madam: $ Q/ G: U" Q: g! J
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear5 u! d% m2 A* W
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet' L3 Q# ~- Y* F5 b: Z
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
- U7 C8 e2 @4 [( H# _an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
/ Z0 E$ I0 E' t6 {4 V {innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
: S( p t: o; s4 K3 H6 j! ?Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
" N! F' ]# h+ s) q1 a) lcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
5 v+ F- b/ k- ], l& E. D) U* Xguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and+ |1 u$ \7 }+ G, s- k
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing; }0 R; H6 A/ q
market forces to prevail. ' t6 i/ n( w7 w9 E$ A
2 e8 o) S' B+ J8 t! r, {The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 P9 F, h- d* g/ Z( l
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large2 e6 h" r8 f- `0 ~( |0 j1 _9 H
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the; v- [# ]; n5 q9 T
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
, ~# f8 }" G0 L R: iline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages _5 O5 w5 b; M! R
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that2 B2 e$ ^ {& y, @+ _4 C
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
; m. l8 P" I4 ?! A# S# P( {You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
$ X+ X# k G1 M" f, x; _and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ C( X* k% Q0 U9 B
, O3 F+ g% q6 }, }Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,; [7 O" x% w2 A+ c5 @+ w6 N
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Tony Clement |
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