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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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b0 l# b8 X2 l0 r+ WDear Sir or Madam:
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+ [- V8 G9 B+ f$ r1 R' \. [Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
3 `) N" b, g# a% |5 e& K6 gfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
( n4 J) H V9 \9 V( j+ a2 ]on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear4 h5 y8 E i# P4 r8 c
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
4 }' D9 l9 h) j5 cservice providers.* y% w& U H0 @9 Y, O9 n
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
% C- [2 Z: l) |- I' |5 P7 {+ i* x, Ian increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
+ i i; h$ p0 kinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
- @1 B+ I: j% S0 w6 KCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
4 J9 v T# r1 L: e4 u, j" mcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be) @' T& l+ h. `- C# v% }1 Z
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
0 y6 Y4 c G5 e7 Z% Y, B3 kinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing$ A1 I4 ^; h/ p2 P- v
market forces to prevail. 2 S4 g7 j' z+ R: N/ q h
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has6 o5 W( L9 f2 f( F3 Z$ l
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
3 r* k& V2 Y7 w2 lnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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: w$ w& ~* z- D. ?) p( v# @5 SWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the. W4 P0 n$ C& H# m# s/ B
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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1 i& h' [* j" _$ K% A3 O! ]competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
! X" P+ O& E( {0 O) q- y: fany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
" ]5 |4 O3 R. @2 qYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy# S& O+ G% G) t3 D# J5 n2 F
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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8 f6 i6 W y+ } wOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,, }( y0 j8 k% U R. ]
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6 ?: n' m/ A% T( x$ _4 dTony Clement |
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