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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/ _& T I1 t1 M( o; W4 H6 o( i
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$ J6 L8 z0 K# m% wDear Sir or Madam: ; X1 w& x. s% E+ c3 g
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB); a3 [; {2 r6 k! M( u, V- F5 s- v
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
9 G1 A# |6 o8 d. F5 t9 R. K# qon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
" o2 D! y0 j3 v$ \: \- p% l Fthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
# W& p' t1 P# Xservice providers., x- x% |: }% B
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
3 r3 B% r3 T6 r% ]4 l7 Zan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving g O, T5 Q- @2 |2 B. d. A
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
( T. K. q: q! B! LCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look$ A+ t( K+ g2 ?9 s' J$ b/ N6 n# R
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
$ m6 c- R- B& qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and8 r. b7 `4 `* z: I/ a/ N
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing6 M5 S, k5 C [9 _6 X9 I: U
market forces to prevail. ' ~" q& P! C; z' g
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has/ W8 u6 S% Z& E% T; g9 C6 |( [
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
. d9 J4 j3 B) \: O2 H( t8 _* \number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at0 r8 C$ H6 `6 J$ d
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
0 }3 f6 A2 Y6 r( E c, a( Ggovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
/ d2 M) b6 v$ s. L- kline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages- ?7 p5 p& a) _3 ]4 V8 ?4 j
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that8 `4 z7 }- }! e Y9 [; i& |
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.5 A9 G* C* G3 ?
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
/ D* T3 V9 G5 ]4 Yand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html." C; ~6 S8 {- Z' J; E
& g8 n1 M* @" k$ B8 K% _2 x" qOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
9 i) K. o* f8 x3 K. Y8 N. @3 |- Rhelpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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( n% H" C5 J" w: L' S p% X/ }Tony Clement |
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