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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. ~8 g$ v( d( }( l& a) y8 M6 c
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Dear Sir or Madam: : T5 s2 S" R' s+ d
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
f" I1 T. O3 G& P! Q. t& Tfor Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
! D {- \, [! W3 ?, Won the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.* a% u" i. c" _" f( U. i
3 `7 B0 D7 F B: Y1 HOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are3 ~2 R5 F5 B9 d1 t
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
. X4 A; N9 B& s% Minnovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops' a1 I! @4 c: z# M
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look; v( s9 L) o0 ^
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
' c* u! ^, J* @7 d* s2 g n1 {2 f/ eguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
7 _' r9 y6 b9 B- s" Finvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
7 H/ f- H. f+ p0 e. [ E+ }market forces to prevail.
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- Z: f j, h1 u1 K% ^1 Z" }The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has5 W9 i. K, R1 }4 v4 z/ P$ D
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
. W3 o3 c1 w1 Snumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at+ E( B# e5 z6 C' \7 b& B
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm. * U7 U0 g% |* I; q! ?" f& m
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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 encourages9 E( Z2 {; z. a. I) p( j
competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
4 w# C# J. }( ? M& \* S& O6 nany decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.$ U$ S9 d: N1 z
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
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$ w+ H6 r- L! ]" o7 @Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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3 {9 A8 s* D# m: eYours sincerely,
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Tony Clement |
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