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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0 ?8 d9 C! R. J. A/ Q) L
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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6 C& z3 R- v; F: aThank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)9 t. D: e* i/ s! _9 a, F6 w
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
* r U2 ?/ W/ q" ]on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear
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7 K7 ^9 |( S% r* W: G* v8 [5 BOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are ^* q% z2 t) w# X8 v/ h1 _ j/ J
an increasingly important part of everyday life—including driving
Q8 S% K4 M2 E2 Z0 E) ?innovation, commerce and social interaction. As the government develops A7 r r) L9 _5 Y# r
Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look, n% l0 U5 o3 U7 w4 U
carefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
. U8 Z3 B- }) A. Pguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and+ L: W* X- R- Q
investment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
% }" E2 s" C, u5 b" p+ v" a" r- Wmarket forces to prevail.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has4 o% I$ J1 L# \$ |
chosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
, T6 ?/ [1 N }/ F. Pnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at& u4 O' v; Q& \" R$ {6 C. F
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the7 }" N4 q# i" g4 d. n
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in' {5 v% ^8 ?7 q. m+ E" U
line with the best interests of Canadian consumers and encourages
) Y8 Q3 R: I: Z6 h# Jcompetition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that4 g2 V; F) J. p. h) w/ p4 q
any decision counter to these foundational principles be reversed.
8 y; i2 s- s4 ^5 S9 q" tYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy: |6 ]! \0 Y9 n# j0 A
and related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.8 `2 {8 { v- @* L" Z* w6 v6 M2 v1 v
. ?7 h7 J) W% f) n* dOnce again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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' N0 h6 j# U1 z+ ?Tony Clement |
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