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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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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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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 are5 O! ^% X% [; @
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- H/ {( u5 [' S$ d& B0 @
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
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investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing6 N1 N2 t2 f( A; m g
market forces to prevail.
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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 at3 K, c. R. O7 s6 W+ T( L
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. 2 t+ J; V. O# }8 q7 ?
; E) \! l* A. d8 V' w0 m0 M7 gWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the) n2 P8 y2 v2 L. e% N, ?6 r
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in8 d! b7 R% f" ~0 r
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
! V% z$ L- Q) ~3 L2 O' F( ^6 QYou 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
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% @' I2 `- a% }: G1 ]1 g% uTony Clement |
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