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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: ! j. A) e3 v) }2 l( i* Z
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB), l8 c- z' j' o0 {, r
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
/ D7 v0 ~! k0 P5 w2 don the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear, |& w8 s5 n& n2 r/ ` F4 M) {3 i
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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: U2 I, N" P0 b0 uOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are9 b' s# h9 z9 J/ b& ^
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
) F( m; X2 r% z3 v6 kinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
* Q2 D$ _ b, bCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
- [. m7 l/ v5 ^7 W1 wcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be6 \7 h f. R3 x2 F$ X( C# I7 ] I* M
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
; o) N% p8 }6 Winvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing" m! y* G/ h! _4 y' X' s9 M% i7 h
market forces to prevail. `" I- Y2 H; i% J5 U& i# l
; G" _$ a) a2 M$ GThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has" q6 d2 a L. m% P. @% D" \4 G8 }
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
2 C7 F' A: c0 P4 b5 U/ Fgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
5 T; I& K- D1 K0 nline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages. e1 p( f- f, T. L% l
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that& A5 N ~! H3 k' z$ h& q5 K
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
6 B& b7 L; j0 y: ?; _" V4 FYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
) ~- V. f1 P# w8 e! ~: c: P; ?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 is
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0 }. W1 g( D0 _ X* {Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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