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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, L! R- u7 B0 ~2 c
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# V' O) l) f7 TDear Sir or Madam:
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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 clear5 @; q3 O# Q; S
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" C$ T. ]6 s T3 N9 T. W. U( b C
service providers.
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0 i( n* @8 a) H9 W. x4 [Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
7 a9 F& S1 |. Q) f/ lan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
5 f. d* Q2 i% s; zinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops4 a& R$ ~4 Y4 L8 r5 ^" H
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
: s/ f: P+ Z( r, j) E9 xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, U* [+ |) I3 @: ]4 v$ b8 _guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
7 u3 ~" f6 j/ v Q2 ~+ n4 Linvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& h& O0 h/ z$ y) Z2 i8 w
market forces to prevail.
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; g6 W F5 i0 o$ J& M: kThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 c) _5 L# h% b& @
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
; l) s/ _2 I" H; k3 n. i3 anumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at3 h3 {$ w7 I$ U) W
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. % i- @6 ~+ C4 n# @9 \/ M
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages: M4 V M: U4 p% I7 r% `9 {
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that- X7 P. B4 l. N& s: f X& Z
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
' H F0 l' k0 |# b, QYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
( |, E0 b- ^ `8 V: A$ o! K& @# ~and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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4 n$ X y3 h# Z) a( E. sOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
6 x! N) A R/ a# A% b5 W8 lhelpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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