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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 i8 T5 j$ i4 v
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0 c+ z; k- x6 CDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)2 R# t- E i4 q$ x) L7 t5 [- i
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians- @. a0 a' g) F! K6 Z
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
, w/ N/ ]( q; K+ ^7 Tthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
; k4 n# Y2 N; D7 ^5 v$ @7 tservice providers.
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5 q' B! e7 e% H8 uOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are6 o* G, `) i+ \+ c/ {, @' ~) |' ]% d
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving' U+ r8 `+ S* G9 `. w1 v0 {- G
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops, |0 x: T# f# q1 g" [% G- b& O$ o
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
' V& Y3 j) q( U3 X8 M/ N$ I* ?carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
% E& a4 |2 Y. ?1 p' J4 `guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
0 w3 {9 e% Q# S/ }: r! @: F5 r* Iinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
' a3 {. I8 {! F. R6 z! cmarket forces to prevail. # R+ R: y" P$ Y& z3 t- j
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
' B0 }$ c6 _3 T# [$ |chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large& E- s, h1 N3 @7 _5 s ?. n6 r
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
) U1 l- {' K# y. k5 J/ G1 Uwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
% [) L, o M, q4 w# Q* K6 ]5 _government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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: D5 H, O7 E( n( A' wcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that Y" \6 ^, A" n; o. P6 j1 n
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.* t, y1 p& S$ p' v5 l; h+ P( D$ B3 h$ ~
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
2 V5 e. v k" vand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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' X) J1 D- ^% v" {9 \Yours sincerely,. M! e V. e$ Z7 B* x4 [
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/ y Q- U5 X& qTony Clement |
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