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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). ]( E$ J2 q1 a3 g5 j
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians T1 Z0 u. c' k8 x4 }" @1 ~& P
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
/ w* g% j0 N; u! oan increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
& f- \0 d8 `0 [* Z6 t% r; Kinnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops$ F5 E4 q4 i' j. x
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
: @; c* ?& x/ T7 R, Q7 j! xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
T9 E, t, q. ?, w- vguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
3 I% K g; l6 S& S# ?6 Winvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing/ T' g- ~/ n8 h
market forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has# v x; z+ u5 Z2 a4 l9 {9 w
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
' _. ^$ Q5 u( M5 h8 L) gnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the, s+ j( X; u. A2 R
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in! z% o g% O- X1 w: s9 R2 x& ` c
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages/ p4 |7 d3 Z. j6 i
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy: U8 o9 u& m/ w! q" e+ J5 D! [4 o
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is. f) Y) V9 S0 w$ F
helpful.
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Yours sincerely,& a H5 J; a2 i7 `
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: h. T: b- m' W$ C; u6 N7 |6 m3 PTony Clement |
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