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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5 j6 W. c" |6 I% S6 x, Z
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; R" v, d, e- e2 V1 J" P* y( e, Z' MDear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)
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/ _( g# {8 a: E) |9 Pon the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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service providers.
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: l, W! i5 ]$ \+ ^Our government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are! ^8 K% [ V2 w) o: J
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving7 ^% ?( z* Y4 p: V
innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops$ v0 a, a# L( Y. |6 }( x# B. x
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look1 A" R* ~ n6 j( v8 y$ z
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
1 U1 e/ q% @* T3 ]; Kguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and( E7 W8 }: w; [; b
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing/ t! e% n7 }, e( P& P) |4 W
market forces to prevail. . q3 r3 V& @: ^6 V+ ~
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has! q' h0 Y/ @4 M x8 R! W8 e
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large- M s$ v. T8 ` {
number of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
- i: P* ~- a. S0 n" Bwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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- K, F+ H; O/ X! O1 K- QWhen the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the- J, C4 k! V4 m5 i' I% Y V
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in, P' r2 |4 V8 C1 x" d8 A$ S/ R
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
' j! [$ Q2 z( \7 u- ^! ]competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that& v; R- \" a) k) C3 ?
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.' R1 U U6 D; F4 {4 j& X
You can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy2 ?: \9 I* i$ I% I6 ]" Y6 ~
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.2 {1 Y" ?2 E8 p, p( U
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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