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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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8 R, w* O i" V$ }Dear Sir or Madam: ! v/ |4 U$ R2 N' @
% h7 V* e5 A7 |: ~Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB). S+ q7 S2 [* W
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians- c7 L4 Z' F! J0 p0 W7 c4 |/ g j0 D
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers. a- `0 _! _, @ M
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are* G8 Y9 t8 y8 @& O' x: I! z- Z
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
; }; X4 I2 W" d3 H3 q$ I* einnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
, e) M! k1 F, V& aCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look0 ^! q6 N/ k" J5 N! ^
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
4 m' S Q8 l! Qguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and; {9 H% W2 Y4 P, x+ s, S: g
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing; x3 S5 K- @" X, {# }8 X! d( F
market forces to prevail.
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/ i5 n* N" P" u& R/ r- m2 aThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
. D6 L4 m& [$ Ichosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large Y2 i1 V- i* d R& }
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the6 U7 |4 t2 V' j8 L a% L) @
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in( a& S4 v9 N$ i# a6 t3 G
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages- F1 g+ h# h4 ~& V- }& C
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
. l9 Y- D6 B6 M# @any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
, V, @4 S* N1 ]9 R, bYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy$ }4 ~' y) H5 _$ R2 @ x
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.2 Z" ~ u1 U& w+ Z- ~
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,7 Y u7 _& O5 n; u2 \7 a; q
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7 Y1 C+ l" ~ o7 N8 b8 j1 zTony Clement |
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