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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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2 l' Y! @& v; x4 P% @! A! V. E8 W3 gDear Sir or Madam: ' @* U" f! _: O2 C" A! A! M
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB) h0 j8 {& D3 s; }7 [! |" h9 C
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
- J4 u C7 \$ n* g# Oon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
i4 `' n" b# O* S8 ^. `, M+ Q. m, Y& jthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
1 V, f8 ^: H! U U: U) |0 c2 s: m+ u% Bservice providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are- ?* Q3 W2 \$ P" X+ j Q
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
. M3 s6 V* e/ u. {6 _# N' C1 Iinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
* x. L7 {7 s+ Q2 nCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
4 s% S( u8 h- ~& ycarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
6 a# {, q7 M T5 V$ W( Lguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and! N2 m( X j3 n! \
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing1 O2 N/ B& T; [. S. F
market forces to prevail. 3 Y: h. F/ g; Y' u3 [
6 J" m6 |$ M6 w9 o: D6 jThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
- n& M1 g C M; g0 tchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large% i e/ f3 L' E2 q
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at) z5 A" }0 ~# i8 X( _, q$ |
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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8 _1 ?' E+ L; D+ S+ AWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
& N: u L5 R3 p8 y I9 Lgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in$ x+ s; M* W+ w1 s7 F `
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
7 j! U. v4 h6 w- r; _* M7 _5 ycompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that) m4 y( X$ ^7 C, O( V
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
. U, i, D/ N0 e) z$ |You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy8 o' a, s2 {/ I
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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; v& s# H9 U F& L& |/ LOnce 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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