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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; S7 r7 h& u* `6 w8 H$ T" b5 a
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Dear Sir or Madam: 4 a9 N2 h5 h+ \
5 v ~) [) x5 F4 H6 z$ h) vThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB). }' I6 u$ ]7 u$ Y x$ P* T
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians0 h7 C" ?$ G8 J: G
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear5 F6 o" r) r' x* p/ ?
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are2 x( J% ~3 ^$ V' E/ R2 _( c
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
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guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
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market forces to prevail. 7 U& }. a+ J8 u5 K
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has7 j& |. I) t5 ]- F
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
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www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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- [ _* k$ `; u, {2 R7 h" k. A7 ZYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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8 B: v/ q2 j- z7 C- I1 F* mOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is$ p) o, { G" Y0 R% R; T
helpful.$ r8 P S9 C5 D( J" ~
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Yours sincerely,
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$ X' e; J* }+ j' n: u+ n% a: xTony Clement |
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