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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- J M4 f: ?) |) j$ \$ l
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1 X* [9 y4 V/ a7 O! n* ^Dear Sir or Madam: # X( V, L: T5 ^& F
6 a8 B t3 ?9 lThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)5 Z! V8 k9 { Q) [7 `/ x3 g
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
( y1 [7 F0 X; D$ Hon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear& l3 e- w# j3 R( q; B+ [
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet% f" n! S) a, J0 b: p0 O0 r" S, x& m5 F1 y
service providers.
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% n* Y5 f9 Z& _- _, aOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are+ i- n* C# Q+ k! q7 D
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
0 Q. i" [5 w& f J: R1 Ainnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
4 |1 \& O3 k% g+ X$ _7 H2 l- HCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
5 E8 i% S* }; ]6 g) f2 i) j$ Ocarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 ~ c T- t4 a7 dguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and/ B) u) n0 q; I& P* k* o( g
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
5 h- y9 x& Z( D) j+ v% P2 Zmarket forces to prevail.
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& o) I9 U/ C3 @$ q# p# gThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has; `& q7 H( h3 ^, H/ l" z8 D6 T
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large; e8 D9 l0 t. i, b
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
" [" w0 [. R. I& `0 L( J! Igovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in+ C- g0 E+ u! v$ g
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages/ m' T0 {$ o7 q: I) S
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that7 p5 P3 L- a# N
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.. B. V+ e, b5 M2 Z$ X5 A7 _9 D
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
8 @1 L' l: s# D5 b" c+ N/ L/ pand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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5 W* a; {" t7 R8 dOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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2 } W4 l7 A; w+ V+ K8 V8 EYours sincerely,
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/ l% N# A q. [- w8 ~ V+ D( G" K, T8 ^" u+ ]1 _
Tony Clement |
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