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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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# j& W. k, M) z& A3 J! PThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)! K; w" s b8 l, G* y
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians, l/ e Y/ I' ~6 c
on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are% ?/ D1 c' b' m9 r# a) b/ L
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving+ h5 n5 ]* g5 i% d$ L7 j3 r
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops
; I5 j- Q) p6 }) {9 c K8 GCanada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look- K! p; Y$ `5 x8 ]
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be# b. [, S/ b9 b
guided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
' Q3 r! t: i2 Q+ `investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing5 V% ?7 i4 ^, m- v& L
market forces to prevail. 6 @: o. l# Y7 K$ _) Y
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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5 V4 D& S8 A' G+ Z/ g2 Onumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at8 \4 |. ^- e3 A8 F3 x6 z+ a% }
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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5 i* b, [- P2 t- sWhen 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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any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed./ d, R" t$ B( S3 y7 \
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
9 t) M* g( k) H/ Fand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.+ X4 ^$ P+ A9 d k
& u; g' o2 z. c$ D9 bOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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1 c) q0 C/ H" mYours sincerely,8 U! b+ m. G' j9 r
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9 Q& X7 V8 c! t% S8 e1 n: s3 {$ Y" sTony Clement |
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