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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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Dear Sir or Madam:
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$ e' R9 d% ^9 x9 ^Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
5 J, w" I0 H. D y8 tthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
" K# O: a2 M0 Z% v% f6 }" g; kservice providers.
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1 @2 {! r' N( n* j v' fOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are' K* c, h% g0 L2 k7 M# n
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
7 Y6 S" C3 E' r" i4 Oinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
8 z% ?) p. E+ x1 v! qCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
% P/ | F3 _4 z% L# _carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
( A, V3 M! e) _- t! Hguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and6 Z; C8 J: n- ~2 H
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing$ p: T) a/ d( f6 [- E
market forces to prevail. : F: E6 m& a2 x$ d' m K
/ H# A C$ ~9 ]4 O; X& X/ z% L" vThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
: \* \' t/ r: a- l) ^chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
8 x6 j7 q) U# d6 Wnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at9 F8 j% K% v$ P% w; a
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. ( I* u# u5 I- ^: p9 P h) k
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the& V* {0 E1 i8 p
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that2 S5 H, p( {4 S+ O; X- l9 w
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.) V7 ?- \8 i' \1 T: v) B
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy; M) A) g( ~5 Z% e& Q$ U$ E
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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7 P- q2 C5 ]. b5 ~+ ~6 s2 G9 C! dOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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) B% P7 |* @* _: E; xYours sincerely,
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) Y0 b3 S% K, K% _* l. E% sTony Clement |
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