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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1 ?: z3 C& K& j7 p! J3 s
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) {2 Q4 `/ s5 Y0 B+ R( wDear Sir or Madam: # I6 N) `7 G( {) e8 ^
3 W% ]$ a/ r+ Y& e q8 oThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! W8 ^0 H% `5 m. u* J, J
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 V# R/ V, G- Q, @; ]/ l
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
7 O! B5 v5 P W8 m7 _) [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
( o: y1 W. n/ W( Y4 aan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
7 o$ A7 K! D1 M8 J. ^innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
4 D4 z4 n$ P* S* ACanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look! @+ h& e, D7 Z6 w
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be! {5 y6 F! b+ W( P
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
, I6 u9 w! A8 n J7 R8 A) yinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
2 `% y" o& H2 amarket forces to prevail.
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6 j6 U5 P! z1 [# yThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
* h+ G- B! |8 W# b1 Qchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large7 p& E7 T' V( r' K' L$ v/ }! K7 W
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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' D( C$ p# f) y, V7 a+ N$ vWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the! S' V9 q# K7 c
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in5 O& F7 X2 `5 a. G, G1 X+ R/ Z
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
+ ?4 ^$ P: w& Ecompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
9 J2 F# H5 q( m. w, q$ g6 xany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.6 Q3 _6 F, {, u y& {
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
6 z1 N& i- r: Q( y0 eand 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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Yours sincerely,; m/ y+ k9 b* ]! H
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Tony Clement |
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