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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+ C1 F. J! y9 r. c! H5 m7 T6 T
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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( c5 [- z t. ?2 ]7 sThank 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
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service providers.% p1 I) I. {6 n- ?6 U% k" {4 h. d
; x8 o: f& s1 }Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
G- R- q1 z2 B# N* i3 q" ean increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving4 z& X- h5 p5 f* X
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops+ ]4 q* [. N3 T3 u0 Z
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look: K5 J) F$ h, E# L/ F
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be5 Q1 y: Q, y1 z6 S/ f, n
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and* T: P2 H5 a4 W. w5 M
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
g4 x* c8 D/ s+ S3 k5 t1 }9 n" `market forces to prevail. # p. }& ]; o8 K ~, E! R0 A
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at! ~: [1 a9 G+ T) [
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. $ b* g" e. q6 m" V5 G5 ~
4 |* P9 m4 K; ?( ~. yWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the; D0 O% ?+ T3 f w8 N$ Z; x0 c
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in( o7 P) O' r) N/ V1 b9 a7 |5 ^
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages0 ^+ ~: p; e% c
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that/ z! h7 ^$ Y" Q
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.+ o0 o8 k2 C0 d! u" \" T
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is$ a9 Y$ q4 J ~
helpful.
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$ j& x( i, M0 L* P" ~) {Yours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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