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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* L8 b- i2 [ d2 C3 N- q: ^
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Dear Sir or Madam: # L3 E/ D2 X( Q3 G5 f2 v
p8 Z; V/ v* PThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)% D0 G, |. ^4 f
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 |" ~/ d1 Z1 I
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
" M, J8 ~6 }: Pthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" V9 T# z) g$ j/ `# V
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
9 a8 q. [# b! ^) j" c, f! [an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving. w. ^9 j1 B% U2 }- b
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops7 y k- B/ A9 _% \( _
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look/ }1 P9 b3 C+ Y
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be$ W( r* L0 c: @" ?8 s% I9 f
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
0 t" N& Q' [6 b& y, einvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
' P5 k! ]0 m" d. R0 Z* n8 mmarket forces to prevail. 4 S! q# w: o9 n
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has' c1 @3 g/ s" P% E2 ^ V" h6 ^+ `( p
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
' K' R3 U0 L2 ^$ ]number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
$ @' ?" `1 r" Z4 v+ K8 t# B' Z5 Vwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 1 H0 Q M* P1 s
+ o0 u+ p7 a! ^8 _3 W! z1 O: l- xWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the( z: |' H: L: q# M+ \4 m# ?& W
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in# p f! j o/ {! ^! d( s1 c7 u2 O
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages4 m& u" l" m/ z$ p
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that/ \6 l+ T$ ^# _
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
# H- W1 ?* |7 ^9 Y$ C! MYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy3 S$ l* d3 `" N K
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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+ a' l( X0 A0 T1 q4 jOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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