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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0 Q0 b4 P# d$ z5 R3 f
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; Q' ]' y7 C1 T- UDear Sir or Madam:
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0 |7 A, v3 o7 e; R/ o& s/ aThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)) m. T2 A* H# C& X: Y. {/ W
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
8 q; `% ?; H, j* V1 U/ H( ]/ Kon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
6 s* x" ~: d5 w% |6 qthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
3 Q, g+ o8 L6 Q) t: bservice providers.8 g4 {9 b2 m0 h3 F" Q. J: a) b4 m' [
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
5 \, ~( C* P$ D0 San increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
6 k0 r' m. b6 ]9 A0 yinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
j: X: p! l6 k# YCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look6 R, A, O2 L/ B4 A \+ O: h V
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be: [! T* n6 {, t8 ~- }) r+ o! P
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and% ]0 n) @3 g5 W
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing+ i4 ~' x5 `; O( L5 s: X$ _
market forces to prevail. 0 F4 P0 B7 y+ ~& [/ Y
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has! [, b" Y: k0 X9 Z* @/ A( P
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large+ P- [+ q8 R( T$ A
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
; Z8 W. W1 t/ C% S5 Zwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 4 L0 c9 o( {# D+ S. W# p# {
/ T7 M+ h! v2 ?% [1 c" vWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
4 ~( N- @( n W& d4 O) U5 Tgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in. U, x0 u; y- I
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
- x4 [" R: j/ X3 \) ~5 Y7 S' W& a* ncompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that! K+ |% U" c% \4 v, y
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. Z1 \3 d) W3 j; g8 lYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy. W0 I9 p F3 T; z4 G3 ^
and 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 is4 ]& q7 y; _6 w3 L! L, X+ U
helpful.0 t4 [: ?# M7 y3 i2 I3 s
( w& B$ o/ t) o0 b W# G, u+ kYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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