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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/ _8 Z, w/ Q1 p, ~! Y" v
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9 i: s8 B+ R N( j8 q0 M9 ]Dear Sir or Madam: 1 w$ n+ U; s4 V
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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 clear. T# @: t0 Y) I- z/ }9 a
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet" U1 \( P9 }( z! z: X- o9 G7 [ n7 R I
service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
; z1 U$ G; Y/ O; I' ~$ F2 F; ran increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
5 `6 E; t2 }$ G0 O# dinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
9 z4 t) L& }2 {0 Q0 W9 ECanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look$ H7 `" i) d6 j) c5 `
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 }. o! A7 H( B7 R: C4 ~guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and9 u. V$ F3 X, k
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing. K$ M- S- q- B- a6 t, g+ H
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
3 \, }8 j3 U) {/ U+ Fchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
1 C8 ?( m2 c! W9 K% B: \" @$ G6 Vnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
; @3 }$ X) {! M% ?9 Fwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. _$ c' s1 u6 j$ O5 l2 C
$ Z% d& g; e4 \& f( h ]When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the3 {3 b+ t e8 k% P: }7 Z
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
G+ u% s+ L( t5 v3 n3 Pline with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages1 f; \$ p) V9 W; Q5 K
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
) k% \% \- C( \any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
! o7 r0 Y$ c6 G# p5 p+ a" ]You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy4 k1 U6 z, R$ q. F/ b: u
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.0 p- B( E0 a. L% Y/ M( n; P% N
8 r' w* j- ~# G6 C K6 L* dOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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: q4 q- `3 D7 ^& NYours sincerely,- ^4 e& H. a# O
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Tony Clement |
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