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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
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- b7 |. o6 ^7 E1 mDear Sir or Madam: 6 c3 e# `: ~$ H; z/ M& Q% z
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)3 L9 L1 n0 {0 K$ g! L! [
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians+ f' ^8 I9 c& [1 G. J- f! S6 U
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear5 t# i. c5 Y3 q& ~' }: ~
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet8 s7 d9 ]) E( D/ Y/ T1 u
service providers.( m& {+ K# J- q# e
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are& g$ _0 f5 X" e+ ]1 J# a4 k, z+ |
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
2 X' u2 l( v- J" g3 W5 _innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
5 V& S( C$ R& g2 Z& dCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look6 i% |2 q5 B+ X: b1 i
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be: s& R, ~0 X, R
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
' G3 y! e; J j5 einvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& g- {& a- P4 m: g
market forces to prevail. - z$ n$ f6 n5 z. {: d* F% i
, ?% E; a; i' t+ f' ~The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
% h, H" x1 e. O( Q( dchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large. l1 I% \% J8 o e& `/ _3 x
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
- N5 n$ s7 w* J8 Y# Bwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the8 Y! J# w, w# i; i% N G
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in# Y7 u' M$ x6 ?7 ^0 v" F8 }$ @6 e
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
* j1 d) {/ M9 r3 J4 d* T" gcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
4 {9 W, ]/ X' t, Fany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
3 {: K! Y1 o, e% _$ pYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy# F# P* `3 P2 t: _
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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4 P5 j, v: ^6 v8 P- g" J' r2 z ^Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is. K3 E* v+ ?9 e5 G3 r, X }
helpful.: Y5 i2 m& j2 B
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Yours sincerely,
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2 {2 D u q: r/ g8 O3 X; CTony Clement |
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