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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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( V- T, u5 e. @8 RDear Sir or Madam: ! A) r5 c2 d) q" g& d) X
" v+ g: m! i# Y S. W0 DThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! c! g5 y/ F$ V8 c; W" B7 S. E
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians9 s6 `2 z, A5 |& v* Q2 L
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear/ ~; y3 x9 A* \1 h+ n% |
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet& @/ U n4 Q, p; C* O& N1 A% @# n; b
service providers.) Q, ^! L8 ~; o1 J# Q+ ]. y* O- \
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are8 h$ p3 W5 ^$ w1 t
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving! B6 C6 G7 q2 I& {, }- E& H# w
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops+ A2 {. g6 d: e
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
2 p( u3 w; o' v* E& K5 }0 ~ zcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be, Z( Q2 z' n; @, u# w& {- @
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
; B, H8 K4 P3 o4 b# O1 |investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing& H, c) y) [7 E- F' E! E* F* x
market forces to prevail.
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" Z" ]" w; {$ a; Z, s& y( N+ ?The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
# J2 s% \, [5 ?1 O7 y/ B b7 jchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
! E, p% f3 y3 v M% e$ b. enumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at+ p* S4 G) g# O2 p' `' W1 i
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. . P# I3 r" q$ | ^3 L9 }8 F
( J: P4 Y+ k0 s1 L' W7 G; T8 h* ~When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
: V O. I2 d8 j1 b7 m# Tgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
0 P5 J& p6 B2 k x: jline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages6 `2 ]% V2 W- Y; l9 D9 M4 U
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
' Q# S3 n6 A q; o# I& }any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.$ l5 P e |5 k0 W
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy# a' C% z: {& O: [) V
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.3 A8 h6 ]" P" k* x/ p. z' Z
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is- U3 ]( m0 K4 t' v; m
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,
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8 X$ z( ~0 y9 n: jTony Clement |
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