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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& e, O$ z" e, \! g& o5 i
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: l! J4 d* S- F$ d1 F$ qDear Sir or Madam: 2 Y: u3 n' m7 ?6 H) g
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
' _! S. v. H& x0 h7 L4 l* lfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians# v, K1 _/ Z& H% @3 k4 O$ ~0 o
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear4 ^3 b, J' ]4 x2 P2 A
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet5 E# @2 [8 q( H) i1 @- g
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
3 r8 i, t8 V6 Q; c, P# Aan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving0 ~' M" M: U% T$ ? Q
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops M. @5 [9 f' i
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look7 v/ W+ }; ~ k
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be4 Z5 R- [- R) R$ f
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
- e9 }! C2 ]9 Q0 k! r. x& rinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& [( x& h; V/ l/ E; {! O7 i
market forces to prevail. 9 U' ? I3 e! L" {; y+ N: ^
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
# K( V3 `! L3 m+ Bchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
& a% w z' f& C( Q/ N8 @number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
+ x3 c6 U# p6 p0 a& K6 N) `( V3 zwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 7 U, A! H+ ` _! v! \8 l6 Q
9 |; j; ^+ z; U0 W+ RWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
$ E+ s" _% n" a( r" G3 ]government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in" Q2 _- g: [# @
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
# ~5 q+ l$ U7 y8 R3 }3 [competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that! h" ?3 [% R: Z% M% d" K) K
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.$ w5 y7 V( S# i8 s
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
+ i4 _6 t2 h' Z, Q6 g: ~and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ ?8 V8 j' Z& E2 ]7 G3 ]
$ D+ H& @( o0 b# G3 J( uOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is; m$ V: |0 @5 t2 q& z4 \. r
helpful.& B% g" D1 n1 c* n2 g3 C- v2 w
5 k6 H: t/ |( \1 _$ `, [) @; ]Yours sincerely,* r$ t% W- {/ B1 r5 p5 S$ d- j! A
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Tony Clement |
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