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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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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
+ I" `3 C$ o8 n# X" }& ifor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians% k9 d3 d7 \4 m6 {: E# g- v
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear3 x- p& [4 _& h1 X
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" g* r7 b+ `' |- S. g9 k
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are9 p. C- g# c# t& q& q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving5 E2 i9 ^- V* C' k8 D
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops9 j! B3 O: h! [7 k- Z
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
1 U1 M' |" U* G* a" A4 z [8 Tcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
7 l8 U9 s [. Y" [2 O7 |+ G5 C! qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
6 ]: }6 }! {' s' D$ D) A( I& ]investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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u% R$ _- c8 i4 m* l* YThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has. e; _5 y* ]0 h) n
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large. k: G; ~* P9 \: i6 ]& f
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at* V4 N: x, x9 ^7 K1 R J: x' F
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. % G3 i4 X( F/ X7 ?6 h5 K
8 @3 ], g7 S% v; AWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
, H8 q% H; ~ B. @/ \6 R2 [3 ugovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
9 W0 a% w) r. T" W$ Mline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
- H7 [8 G& ?9 N2 C, [7 {competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that! r- z9 F1 Q( @+ z
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
8 I7 d" Z% m0 ]- z! u tYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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7 q, U1 j* V# Z- _$ QOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is- |8 W( Q- q5 F& K2 R
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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