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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, m4 d- [' P# q: y: z/ d0 w! p
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5 ~5 l7 r7 W* H" p6 @& z% mDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)8 ]! R' w* F2 r! ~6 J7 A
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians/ b- p7 w1 V6 { @9 X
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.
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3 s6 z7 Z1 x0 h4 W: z. j& ~" TOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
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innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops" @" G: ~$ J' i; ~
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look& H: d$ ?: [3 y0 H$ ^' X
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
2 }/ W1 J! \1 \, y9 d( `guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
3 h8 q% r& H4 l% d/ uinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
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9 e$ Z+ J8 |/ H; x7 VThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has/ ]. T' f* {# c% Q9 ~, Q# l: L" ? [
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
3 v/ B# X; m3 \( @9 m4 D9 R1 d& 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
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line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
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4 G' o3 h3 H- \. \8 gany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.9 M- {+ g: b2 ^$ I' J4 o: C
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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( k* g: k5 U! M oOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is: X# ]2 p) e) ~0 c
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Yours sincerely,
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, m2 e! L& K3 Q D% j$ I7 _; BTony Clement |
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