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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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1 |9 o- b8 _4 b6 P* lDear Sir or Madam:
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8 }+ s( d+ V/ ?' z' JThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
+ u+ h& U$ R! A; m5 Tfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
0 Y$ P2 P O: `* F# E- Z4 Y" B1 ?on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
# q- H$ s" e. Xthat we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet/ j0 V& ]8 a* W
service providers.- n2 m4 i! o! t9 H4 k
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
) u" w* i" _( S. R( ~an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving$ A2 O" h) M y5 K1 E
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops, x4 B# a2 o. E1 P; ~
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
& v7 K& K0 D% n. Y+ Bcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be2 ~; ?+ ]# A) j3 ]0 z2 g
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
* D$ B2 ?: a! ^; @# a2 sinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
5 O9 J' l: ~5 U {* _5 Y7 Amarket forces to prevail. 5 L! o( Q1 ~0 r
9 z4 f; q& u! M) q8 FThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has% ?! n, T& E) x: y
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large; a N4 B" o8 W: n
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
5 [6 D( Y0 C9 p$ \www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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* k4 ]0 N1 O4 E- V3 ?7 `When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the# S2 p2 @/ Q0 o1 w
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that) \# k4 X! N$ J+ ~' R
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
+ \& l+ J8 v: z( n1 S: v( y9 tYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
6 q7 {2 z1 o0 Xand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.% B; e' J# M$ T
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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% r2 l7 ~3 g e) X D8 \' HYours sincerely,
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- o/ R3 b" [) r/ z( n/ i2 QTony Clement |
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