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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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5 S. k: b; Q2 y$ @- j( @Dear Sir or Madam: & g, {: X# |0 P' i
4 \+ I- H! r% l3 X! `; O$ ^: iThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
2 A" E, W; }$ l$ X$ X7 d j; ufor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians5 W; |, ^8 r6 d) l
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear0 n( l3 z U9 u2 `$ \ j, t
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet! J; [4 {& m6 M& N8 a, J l
service providers.1 e5 P7 E! [! K4 J
. W p$ c0 p: s. ^- Q4 F' [7 wOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are, P# O4 v; k9 d* E7 U# N
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving s7 u8 m) _) ]& T: j
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
( D, I: i# H* S. U4 b; g* r' TCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look X- e9 p: i' j/ C. q4 {
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
, r1 r( S8 o r* X" R5 _8 zguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and+ t9 r9 @' @: m. U% h- K" H% K
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing3 X4 Q3 F+ Q% D5 M0 |- n& U! K
market forces to prevail.
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" M2 f1 P3 c$ A9 x6 q4 J, k DThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has6 F4 F# D! k2 }. c: p' t3 B ]$ X
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
2 Y1 b* a1 d4 y7 r! [9 Mnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
^4 l. T: A6 }# c Xwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. , J+ h+ `2 n2 ~+ m+ H P
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
5 h2 W. a$ O% i% R" [, Vgovernment will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in, ?3 j5 v/ `7 n& t- ^" o! t) ]! F
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
. N1 x- O. N% g" O# j2 }competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that& F! t7 z: g7 Z: v
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.0 T2 E6 P; O" C0 L! e- F
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
# P0 R- }6 S+ u, S" l+ }and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.: l0 `; n$ }: i# Q0 ?! t
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is0 c1 W5 p% w7 m* \( X
helpful.( ^3 @6 [1 z# K3 T0 N$ {
7 {- ~5 p' T1 ~Yours sincerely,
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; _$ n! {: G/ Q1 s1 KTony Clement |
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