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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6 C% Q' W6 L$ k! {& W2 o" G) s
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Dear 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 clear9 c% D4 t& v3 n7 F. B
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet9 u# `3 B1 a s: ]3 h6 c! E
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
3 C2 K& z1 Z& m% g* can increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
+ U0 {% i1 x$ I8 S9 P# s6 finnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
, M( L+ I- L# e1 C% e9 b" }0 `Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look. t3 c% s5 ?* E e
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
- ~. P d2 L2 wguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
* c5 L' z& k) x) ?& A6 e. Binvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
6 Q! i% }5 n: zmarket forces to prevail. ) ^* g u5 M# B3 ~* Y" `) I5 x
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
" I' A$ E+ `8 F7 O5 K2 @6 Ochosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large9 n' }- H$ t' L3 `9 f$ u
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at0 }& s' z" j. ]! v
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. # Z) d1 N ?4 ]
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
+ j, ]1 L; ?) Q, k/ Z4 b3 }government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in9 F( p+ f- N3 r. z2 b6 c
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages9 M, {. w4 v J/ X& R7 [) m3 o
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
+ n. K6 Y9 Q4 C" h( O' kany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
! M& G. ~( |- V$ h( [) _$ vYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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, g4 D, q" d" x8 _+ O( s6 h" e; H2 UOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is2 |* c2 B3 X2 r2 l) F S$ P
helpful.
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) s9 v' c# l0 }$ F/ [Yours sincerely,
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; P* Z/ i) I/ A+ ~) lTony Clement |
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