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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" m+ K- A( B& y) c! T
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4 e7 P2 D, F& a" O$ A% r: [Dear Sir or Madam:
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# N% N' F- E# f9 _Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
9 z6 \3 b9 J x7 @$ K1 O Afor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
( f4 z8 a1 z- p3 U @6 Kon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear& X' Z* @$ j* [6 j0 Q
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
/ S( N* ?; C* u. g+ ean increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving: [& |8 {% z) C+ c) N+ t
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
* F" b+ D7 Z0 x+ g/ {& X( DCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look7 k w3 Q6 c4 U/ X4 y
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
) b8 h! d% j3 f( Y5 g+ W5 xguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and% M8 ^) ]0 |, b& Y! Z9 E
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
# d+ C, k" Z2 r1 U7 g* p$ ?3 |market forces to prevail. 9 x! I* W) Q& X/ Q0 T1 x4 R
5 s! Y- V- u0 l" r7 J$ K! m: UThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has1 K, K! Q3 ]# P
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
5 p( M+ J' ?4 v: k! }( fnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at( C, [, I% W. k' J( V
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the2 r7 T# ~9 m( i* A
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in! D/ ]* V* f# `
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
# i; p2 W! h. s3 N' }+ Xcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
4 s6 A! d) G0 b% kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.6 G) [2 E! B0 @% l, \7 Q
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
$ K: w+ y, d7 i3 n% ^and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.3 i6 g5 A/ t9 I, n
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is+ B$ P6 ^/ u- D0 C1 _
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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