Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Computer & Communications Industry Association ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://ccianet.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## News - [CCIA Report Finds the EU’s DMA Losing Appeal as Global Model for Digital Competition Policy](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/10/ccia-report-finds-the-eus-dma-losing-appeal-as-global-model-for-digital-competition-policy/): Washington – A new report from the CCIA Research Center finds that the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is losing appeal as a global model for digital competition policy, with governments increasingly pursuing narrower approaches. - [Tech Associations Present Semiconductor and Industrial Machinery Tariff Concerns in White House Letter](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/10/tech-associations-present-semiconductor-and-industrial-machinery-tariff-concerns-in-white-house-letter/): Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 4 other tech trade associations in a letter to President Trump on how his proposed 232 tariffs on semiconductors, robots, and industrial machinery, most of which come from trusted trade partners, will undermine his other policy goals of leading in AI, manufacturing, and improving national security. The signatories note that, “Broad Section 232 tariffs on semiconductors, robotics, and other critical technology inputs would increase the cost of building semiconductor fabrication plants, AI data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, and robotics production lines across the United States.” - [Hidden ‘Network Fee’ Backdoors in EU Digital Networks Act Exposed as Big Telcos Push for Mandatory Payments Behind Closed Doors](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/10/hidden-network-fee-backdoors-in-eu-digital-networks-act-exposed-as-big-telcos-push-for-mandatory-payments-behind-closed-doors/): Brussels, BELGIUM – As Europe’s largest telecom operators gather in Brussels today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has launched a new policy explainer revealing how the European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) creates two legal pathways for mandatory ‘network fees’.  - [CCIA Europe Strengthens Brussels Team with Three New Appointments](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-europe-strengthens-brussels-team-with-three-new-appointments/): Brussels, BELGIUM – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has strengthened its Brussels office with new staff appointments across its policy and communications teams. - [CCIA Welcomes FCC Actions Enabling Satellite Connectivity](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-welcomes-fcc-actions-enabling-satellite-connectivity/): Washington – The FCC is scheduled to vote September 30 on two Report and Orders (R&O) that will enable greater competition and innovation in satellite connectivity. - [CCIA Publishes Paper on Top Digital Trade Barriers in the G20 Ahead of Trade Ministerial](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-publishes-paper-on-top-digital-trade-barriers-in-the-g20-ahead-of-trade-ministerial/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association released a paper on its members’ top G20 digital trade priorities on Monday, ahead of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee from September 30, 2026 to October 1, 2026. The paper highlights key issues in priority markets, including the European Union, Australia, South Korea, India, and Indonesia. US digital services exports to the G20 are worth about $666 billion, with current barriers in the G20 implicating at least $300 billion in forgone revenue for US companies.  - [CCIA Urges FTC to Clarify Personalized Pricing Guidance and Preserve Consumer Discounts](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-urges-ftc-to-clarify-personalized-pricing-guidance-and-preserve-consumer-discounts/): Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission in response to its request for public comment on a proposed enforcement policy statement concerning personalized pricing. The association urged the FTC to clarify the practices covered by the statement and assess potentially deceptive or unfair conduct under established, case-specific legal standards. - [Tech Industry Concerned by DC Court Ruling in Pentagon Anthropic Dispute](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/tech-industry-concerned-by-dc-court-ruling-in-pentagon-anthropic-dispute/): Washington - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Pentagon had a sufficient basis for identifying Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” and it dismissed Anthropic’s petition challenging the Secretary of Defense’s decision to blacklist Anthropic over a dispute about the AI company’s Claude product. - [CCIA Asks DHS to Reconsider $103,265 H-1B Visa Fees, Citing Risks to U.S. AI Leadership](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-asks-dhs-to-reconsider-103265-h-1b-visa-fees-citing-risks-to-u-s-ai-leadership/): Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposal to impose a $103,265 fee on H-1B petitions, warning that the fee could make it significantly more expensive for U.S. companies to recruit specialized global talent while undermining U.S. competitiveness in AI and other emerging technologies.  - [CCIA Raises Concerns with Vermont’s Proposed Age-Appropriate Design Code Rules](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-raises-concerns-with-vermonts-proposed-age-appropriate-design-code-rules/): Washington, D.C. – The Computer & Communications Industry Association testified on proposed rules implementing the Age-Appropriate Design Code. CCIA warned that provisions exceed the scope of Act 63, create significant compliance uncertainty, and could introduce new privacy concerns for minors and adults.  - [DHS’s Proposed H-1B Visa Fee Could Cost the Treasury More Than $32 Billion](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/dhss-proposed-h-1b-visa-fee-could-cost-the-treasury-more-than-32-billion/): Washington - A new study from the CCIA Research Center finds that the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed $103,265 fee on cap-subject H-1B petitions could cost the U.S. Treasury more than it raises if filings decline by more than about one-quarter. DHS proposed the $103,265 fee in August 2026, on top of existing fees and, where applicable, the $100,000 payment required under presidential proclamation that was extended last week through September 2027 despite court orders blocking the proclamation payment. DHS projects $8.8 billion a year in revenue from the fee by assuming that these unprecedented costs will result in no reduction in covered H-1B visa applications. - [CCIA Joins Amicus Brief in Samsung Patent Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-joins-amicus-brief-in-samsung-patent-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent case over an injunction in Collision Communications v. Samsung.  - [CCIA Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Apple v. Epic](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-joins-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-apple-v-epic/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief in support of Apple Inc. in Apple v. Epic. The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear the case. The issue involves whether the district court correctly found Apple in contempt for violating the so-called “spirit” of a court order even where the conduct at issue did not violate any explicit prohibition in the order.  - [EU’s First-Ever Data Centre Rating Scheme Overlooks Engineering And Geographic Realities](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/eus-first-ever-data-centre-rating-scheme-overlooks-engineering-and-geographic-realities/): Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission adopted the bloc’s first-ever rating scheme for data centres. While intended to improve transparency and help compare sustainability performance, the final framework risks undermining technological innovation and Europe’s AI ambitions, the tech sector warns.  - [EU Online Age Checks Make Privacy Trade-Offs Unavoidable, CCIA Europe Warns](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/eu-online-age-checks-make-privacy-trade-offs-unavoidable-ccia-europe-warns/): Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s new Kids Act, introducing tiered age-based access restrictions for social media, games, AI chatbots, video-sharing platforms, and other online services, creates serious new privacy and security risks for children and adults alike, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) cautions.  - [CCIA Asks Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Process to Review Weak Patents Used by Patent Trolls](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-asks-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case-that-involves-process-to-review-weak-patents-used-by-patent-trolls/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined several other trade associations, including SIIA, in an amicus brief in the case of Kahoot! v. Interstellar, asking the Supreme Court to hear this patent case that impacts companies under attack by so-called patent trolls.  - [CCIA Applauds House Passage of High-Capacity Grid Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-applauds-house-passage-of-high-capacity-grid-act/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds the House passage of Rep. Julie Fedorchak’s High-Capacity Grid Act as an important, practical step to meet the rising demand for electricity and strengthen grid reliability. The legislation directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a “best-available transmission conductor” standard for interstate transmission projects, helping ensure new and upgraded lines maximize capacity and efficiency.  - [CCIA Files Joint Amicus Brief on Social Media, Algorithms in Free Speech Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-files-joint-amicus-brief-on-social-media-algorithms-in-free-speech-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and SIIA have filed joint amicus briefs in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in three related cases involving a California social media bill. The briefs in support of lawsuits filed by Meta, TikTok, and Google (YouTube) challenging California’s SB 976 “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media” point out that algorithms that help determine what information is displayed in a person’s social media feed are protected free speech. - [Public Procurement Act: CCIA Europe Reacts to Proposed EU Rules](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/public-procurement-act-ccia-europe-reacts-to-proposed-eu-rules/): Following the European Commission’s presentation of the Public Procurement Act proposal, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) issued the following statement.  - [New EU Rules on Short-Term Rentals Lack Enforcement and Redress for Restrictions ](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/new-eu-rules-on-short-term-rentals-lack-enforcement-and-redress-for-restrictions/): Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission presented its Affordable Housing Act, introducing a new framework for local authorities seeking to restrict short-term rentals in areas deemed to be facing housing pressure.  - [CCIA Submits FCC Comments on Expanded Supply Chain Risk List](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-submits-fcc-comments-on-expanded-supply-chain-risk-list/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments today urging the Federal Communications Commission to take a more targeted approach as it considers new rules implementing its expanded “Covered List” regime. CCIA warns that the proposed requirements could impose significant new costs on U.S. businesses, disrupt trusted global supply chains, and undermine U.S. technological leadership without corresponding national security benefits. - [CCIA Study Finds FCC’s 2026 Covered List Regime Could Cost U.S. Businesses Up to $7.7 Billion](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-study-finds-fccs-2026-covered-list-regime-could-cost-u-s-businesses-up-to-7-7-billion/): Washington — The CCIA Research Center has released a new analysis, “The Supply Chain Costs of the FCC’s 2026 Covered List Regime,”  finding that the Federal Communications Commission’s 2026 Covered List actions could impose $5.3 billion in costs over five years, with total exposure reaching approximately $7.7 billion if proposed rules are adopted. - [CCIA’s Response to Court Ruling on Google Ad Tech Remedies in DOJ Antitrust Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccias-response-to-court-ruling-on-google-ad-tech-remedies-in-doj-antitrust-case/): Washington – A federal judge at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia rejected the Department of Justice’s request to force a sale of Google’s ad tech business. - [CCIA Applauds House Energy & Commerce for Advancing the SAT Streamlining Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/09/ccia-applauds-house-energy-commerce-for-advancing-the-sat-streamlining-act/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association issued the following statement commending the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with Chairman Brett Guthrie, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui, for advancing the House version of the Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act (H.R. 8255) through subcommittee markup. - [CCIA Files Comments to Japan Fair Trade Commission on its Updated Business Combination Guidelines](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-files-comments-to-japan-fair-trade-commission-on-its-updated-business-combination-guidelines/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments to the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) in response to its request for public comments on proposed revisions to the Business Combination Guidelines.  - [CCIA Files Joint Amicus Brief in AI Training Lawsuit](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-files-joint-amicus-brief-in-ai-training-lawsuit/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association, joined by co-amici NetChoice and A.I. Progress, has filed an amicus brief in In re Mosaic LLM Litigation, asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to confirm that training generative artificial intelligence models on copyrighted material is a lawful fair use that supports innovation and free expression.  - [CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-encourages-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined several other technology trade associations to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case that may determine whether businesses in the United States can effectively defend themselves against so-called patent trolls. The case, Tesla v. Granite Vehicle Ventures, is closely watched by companies increasingly being sued by those seeking to abuse the patent system because it addresses a patent review process that can eliminate weak patents misused by bad actors. - [Tech Industry Encouraged by California Federal Court Ruling in Pentagon Anthropic Dispute](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/tech-industry-encouraged-by-california-federal-court-ruling-in-pentagon-anthropic-dispute/): Washington - A federal court has ruled that the Pentagon cannot forgo standard government contracting procedure and blacklist AI company Anthropic without due process over a dispute about the large language model provider’s product. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has partially granted Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment on several points, agreeing with Anthropic that the Pentagon’s actions violated the First Amendment because it unlawfully retaliated “against Anthropic for constitutionally protected expressive activities.” The ruling also noted that Sec. Pete Hegseth designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk was “​arbitrary and capricious.” - [CCIA, SIIA File Joint Amicus Brief on Algorithms Involved in Free Speech Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-siia-file-joint-amicus-brief-on-algorithms-involved-in-free-speech-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software Information Industry Association have filed a joint amicus brief  in the Court of Appeals for the State of New York, arguing that the algorithms that help determine what information is displayed in a person’s social media feed are protected free speech. The trade associations have sought the opportunity to provide views in Patterson v. Meta because algorithms are used to implement expressive choices about how to curate and display content, and such editorial choices are protected from government interference by the First Amendment. - [Tech Industry Concerned About No Deal on Canadian Tariffs](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/tech-industry-concerned-about-no-deal-on-canadian-tariffs/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association expressed disappointment that the United States and Canada were unable to reach an agreement before the deadline, resulting in new 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. - [CCIA Welcomes Release of White House National Space Transportation Policy](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-welcomes-release-of-white-house-national-space-transportation-policy/): Washington – The White House has released its National Space Transportation Policy, identifying space launches and transportation as a key national security and economic goal. The memorandum sets a goal of more than 1,000 space launches and reentries every year by 2030. The President directs a wide range of federal agencies to provide plans within the coming months to address a variety of challenges to maintain U.S. space superiority.  - [CCIA and Fellow Tech Associations File Amicus Brief in Pepper v. Apple App Store Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-and-fellow-tech-associations-file-amicus-brief-in-pepper-v-apple-app-store-case/): Washington – Several tech trade associations have joined the Computer & Communications Industry Association in a joint amicus brief in Pepper v. Apple before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. This putative class action case in California involves app store fees and whether the plaintiffs can sufficiently establish a class of injured parties to bring a class action case. - [CCIA Urges California Appeals Court to Protect Section 230 and Online Innovation](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-urges-california-appeals-court-to-protect-section-230-and-online-innovation/): The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus curiae letter urging a California appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling that could weaken key legal protections for online services. The case stems from a trial court ruling allowing age-discrimination claims to proceed against Google’s targeted advertising under California law. CCIA argues that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides critical protections for online intermediaries and shields platforms from liability for third-party content, warning that the lower court’s ruling could improperly expand liability to online services that use neutral tools and algorithms to organize, recommend, or display user-generated content, including advertising. - [CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-encourages-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case-that-involves-key-tool-to-disarm-patent-trolls/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been effective in eliminating weak patents that can be misused by bad actors seeking to exploit the US patent system.  - [CCIA Hires a New Policy Counsel, Trade Policy Manager](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-hires-a-new-policy-counsel-trade-policy-manager/): Washington –  The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome Rachel Grey as Technology Policy Counsel and Theo Leavell, Trade Policy Manager. Grey will advocate on a range of issues including telecommunications, immigration, e-commerce and counterfeit goods, and drone policy. Leavell will advocate against discrimination against U.S. exports, and for access to global markets and adherence to trade agreements. - [Australia’s Revised News Bargaining Incentive Remains a Discriminatory Tax on U.S. Digital Services](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/australias-revised-news-bargaining-incentive-remains-a-discriminatory-tax-on-u-s-digital-services/): Washington – The Australian government introduced a package of legislation today to establish its News Media Bargaining Incentive, including a measure that would impose a financial penalty on a narrow set of predominantly foreign digital services unless they enter into payment arrangements with qualifying Australian news publishers. - [CCIA Files Comments as Canada Considers Age Verification Requirements](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-files-comments-as-canada-considers-age-verification-requirements/): Washington – As Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner considers potential age assurance measures, the Computer & Communications Industry Association offered comments. CCIA argued that all age assurance measures bring inherent privacy and security concerns, requiring a careful balance against safety considerations for children online. CCIA notes that “as individuals increasingly rely on the internet for news, community, and support, age appropriate frameworks should avoid restricting freedom of expression or access to information.” - [Senate Commerce Committee to Markup Several Bills Aimed at Online Safety on Wednesday](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/senate-commerce-committee-to-markup-several-bills-aimed-at-online-safety-on-wednesday/): Washington – The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to markup several bills on Wednesday that aim to tackle various online safety issues, including S. 1748, Kids Online Safety Act; S. 4199, Youth AI Privacy Act; and S. 4407, CHATBOT Act. - [CCIA Files FAA Comments on a Framework for Drone Regulation](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-files-faa-comments-on-a-framework-for-drone-regulation/): Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration has asked stakeholders for comments due today on its proposed framework for regulating drones. The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments, noting its members were especially interested in the cost savings of deliveries and said rules should be able to protect sensitive sites from any nefarious drones, while allowing a promising new technology to thrive. CCIA also said that it would be important that any federal rules preempt state rules to avoid contradictory regulations. - [CCIA Presents Arguments Why Texas App Store Law Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-presents-arguments-why-texas-app-store-law-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington. – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday (Aug. 4th) on whether Texas can enforce its “App Store Accountability Act” (ASAA) while the case makes its way through the legal system. The law requires anyone in Texas to show government ID or other proof of age before downloading apps. It also requires parental consent for minors to download apps and app content, and compels speech in the form of age-ratings for content.  - [UK Consumers to CMA: Don’t Put App Store Safety and Security at Risk](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/uk-consumers-to-cma-dont-put-app-store-safety-and-security-at-risk/): London – The UK Competition and Markets Authority has just closed its consultation on new Conduct Requirements (CRs) that would constrain how the Apple and Google app stores protect consumers against fraudulent transactions and regulate their fees. That proposed fee regulation could represent utility-style price caps that may not remunerate ongoing investment in vital functions such as trust and safety (e.g., reviewing potentially malicious apps). New survey research by British Polling Council member Public First for CCIA shows that these risks undermine an app store experience that consumers value and expect, allowing them to transact safely. - [New Study Finds EU Space Act Could Cost U.S. Companies Billions While Benefiting Chinese Competitors](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/new-study-finds-eu-space-act-could-cost-u-s-companies-billions-while-benefiting-chinese-competitors/): Washington — According to a new white paper released today by The Computer & Communications Industry Association, the European Union Space Act (EUSA) could greatly hamper U.S. space competitiveness. As written, the EUSA would apply to U.S. companies regardless of whether they are based in the EU, imposing significant compliance costs, increasing market prices, reducing U.S. exports, and costing U.S. companies revenue. Despite current U.S. leadership in LEO satellites, in the long term, the U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in the space market to China.  - [Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms Bar on Restrictive Texas Internet Law, HB18](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/fifth-circuit-court-of-appeals-reaffirms-bar-on-restrictive-texas-internet-law-hb18/): Washington – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a preliminary injunction that blocked Texas from enforcing its social media law HB18, known as the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act. CCIA and its co-plaintiff NetChoice obtained that injunction based on longstanding legal principles that the Texas law violates the First Amendment by restricting, and in many cases banning, access to protected online speech. The Court of Appeals’ decision affirms that decision, relying on the fact that it conflicts with federal law, and thus not reaching the question of the First Amendment. - [CCIA Response to $1 Billion Google DMA Fine Announced by European Commission ](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-response-to-1-billion-google-dma-fine-announced-by-european-commission/): “This continues an unfortunate trend of regulators in Europe attempting to penalise successful businesses for product features that consumers love, forcing downgrades of useful services. Regulation should make consumers better off, not make products worse." - [CCIA Releases Report on Cost, Status of Key Digital Services Taxes](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-releases-report-on-cost-status-of-key-digital-services-taxes/): Washington — According to new findings released today by the Computer & Communications Industry Association, discriminatory digital services taxes (DSTs) in five key markets pulled in approximately $3.6 billion in 2025, the highest annual total on record and a 20 percent increase over 2024. - [CCIA Files Amicus Brief Opposing Colorado Social Media Warning Label Law](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-files-amicus-brief-opposing-colorado-social-media-warning-label-law/): Washington –  The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief supporting NetChoice in its lawsuit against Colorado’s “Healthier Social Media Use by Youth Act.” CCIA, joined by the Software & Information Industry Association, pointed in its filing that the Colorado law singles out one category of expression and forces social media companies to carry warning messages defined by the State. This sort of government-compelled speech violates the First Amendment.  - [CCIA Testified at Senate Judiciary Hearing on Patent System Supporting Innovation, Emerging Technologies like AI](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-testified-at-senate-judiciary-hearing-on-patent-system-supporting-innovation-emerging-technologies-like-ai/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today in a hearing titled “From Genes to Machines: the Patent Eligibility Debate.” In written testimony, CCIA’s head of IP policy, John Lee, told senators that “the current framework provides meaningful predictability while continuing a longstanding principle: patents should cover genuine inventions without granting exclusive rights over the fundamental ideas, laws of nature, and natural phenomena upon which future innovation depends.”  - [CCIA Urges FCC to Rework Communications Supply Chain Proposal](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-urges-fcc-to-rework-communications-supply-chain-proposal-2/): Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association today urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its proposed Third Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the communications equipment authorization program, warning that the current proposal could impose unworkable compliance obligations on consumers, small businesses, and online marketplaces without meaningfully advancing national security. - [CCIA Responds to Korea’s Proposed Digital Service Tax](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-responds-to-koreas-proposed-digital-service-tax/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is concerned with a recent proposal by Korean lawmakers that would require foreign digital platforms providing services to Korean users to pay a 2% digital service tax on gross revenues generated from domestic users. The sponsors explicitly model the proposal on Canada's Digital Services Tax, a measure CCIA strongly opposed and helped lead efforts against before Canada formally withdrew it in March 2026. - [Batteries for Wearables: EU Decision Puts Consumer Safety First, Restricting Replacement to Qualified Professionals](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/batteries-for-wearables-eu-decision-puts-consumer-safety-first-restricting-replacement-to-qualified-professionals/): Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission adopted secondary legislation clarifying that only qualified professionals may remove and replace batteries in wearable electronic devices, ensuring that safety and device reliability remain uncompromised.  - [Digital Networks Act Opens Clear Path to Network Fees, Study Warns, as Parliament Risks Making It Worse](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/digital-networks-act-opens-clear-path-to-network-fees-study-warns-as-parliament-risks-making-it-worse/): Brussels, BELGIUM – A new independent study launched today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) already opens two legal pathways to network fees.  - [Matt Mandel Joins CCIA as Federal Affairs VP](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/matt-mandel-joins-ccia-as-federal-affairs-vp/): Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome Matt Mandel as Vice President for Federal Affairs. Mandel served as Vice President of Government Affairs at WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries. Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA). - [Supreme Court Opts not to Intervene and Block a Texas App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/supreme-court-opts-not-to-intervene-and-block-a-texas-app-store-law-that-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington – In response to an emergency request, the Supreme Court has decided not to intervene in an Appeals Court ruling allowing Texas to enforce its App Store law. The law requires people to show government ID or other proof of age before downloading apps and requires parental consent for minors to download apps and app content. It also imposes burdensome requirements on app developers to age rate their content. - [CCIA Files Joint Brief on Internet Content and Federal Legal Protections](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-files-joint-brief-on-internet-content-and-federal-legal-protections/): The Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a joint amicus brief in Bogard v. Alphabet, asking an appeals court to affirm a lower court ruling. A federal judge previously ruled that online services' editorial choices of what content to disseminate is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment.  - [CCIA Raises Privacy and Liability Concerns with California Wearable Devices Bill, SB 1130](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-raises-privacy-and-liability-concerns-with-california-wearable-devices-bill-sb-1130/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is testifying today before the California Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection in opposition to SB 1130, warning that the legislation is overly broad and could impose criminal and civil liability on manufacturers, retailers, employers, and other businesses.  - [CCIA Statement Responding to the USMCA Joint Review](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-statement-responding-to-the-usmca-joint-review/): Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association responded to the U.S. Trade Representative's statement today that the United States, Mexico, and Canada did not agree to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form.  - [CCIA Files Joint Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case involving Privacy, Video Content](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-files-joint-amicus-brief-in-supreme-court-case-involving-privacy-video-content/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software & Information Industry Association have filed a joint amicus brief in Salazar v. Paramount Global. The filing pointed out that the Video Privacy Protection Act, an analog-era law which was intended to keep peoples’ history of video cassette rentals private, was never intended to become a sweeping internet law that should be applied to all digital services that have ads or multimedia content. - [79% of Tech Founders Hit by Regulatory Friction as EU Simplification Grinds to a Halt in Brussels, New Research Finds](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/79-of-tech-founders-hit-by-regulatory-friction-as-eu-simplification-grinds-to-a-halt-in-brussels-new-research-finds/): Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS – Almost four in five EU tech entrepreneurs say Europe’s maze of overlapping rules had a major impact on their businesses in the past 12 months, according to new research released today, just as Member States risk derailing efforts to simplify the European Union’s digital rulebook.  - [CCIA Raises Constitutional and Privacy Concerns with California’s Social Media Addiction Bill](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-constitutional-and-privacy-concerns-with-californias-social-media-addiction-bill/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is testifying today before the California Department of Justice on SB 976, the "Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act," urging state officials to adopt regulations that protect children online without undermining constitutional rights, user privacy, or innovation. - [CCIA UK Response to New Proposed Conduct Requirements for Mobile Ecosystems](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-uk-response-to-new-proposed-conduct-requirements-for-mobile-ecosystems/): London – The Competition and Markets Authority has proposed new conduct requirements for Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems, which would constrain their ability to control developers' “steering” consumers to transact outside app store infrastructure and regulate the fees app stores then charge. CMA has also proposed new regulations around access to features used for mobile wallets in Apple smartphones. All of these new requirements will be subject to consultation, closing in late July, before any final conduct requirements are imposed. - [Supreme Court Finds 4th Amendment Protections Extend to Digital and Location Data](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/supreme-court-finds-4th-amendment-protections-extend-to-digital-and-location-data/): Washington – The Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a key case involving Fourth Amendment protections for the internet age. The Justices in Chatrie v. United States found that an individual’s location history is protected by the Fourth Amendment and thus the government needs a warrant to obtain peoples’ location data. - [CCIA Statement Ahead of House Vote on Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-statement-ahead-of-house-vote-on-kids-internet-and-digital-safety-act/): Washington – The House is expected to vote this week on a revised version of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS). The bipartisan package includes a slate of 14 child online safety measures. - [CCIA Submits Comments Supporting ITC’s Transparency Proposal](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-submits-comments-supporting-itcs-transparency-proposal/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments to the International Trade Commission supporting its transparency proposal that would require third-party litigation funding disclosure for those asking the ITC to block imports for alleged patent violations. - [EU Moves Energy Labels Online to Help Consumers and Cut Waste, Digital Sector Welcomes Reform](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/eu-moves-energy-labels-online-to-help-consumers-and-cut-waste-digital-sector-welcomes-reform/): Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission today presented its Energy-Efficient Products Omnibus, proposing to digitalise energy labelling for many products, including consumer electronics; simplify the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL); and remove the default requirement to include paper-guzzling printed labels in every box, while making product information sheets fully digital. - [CCIA Supports the Semiconductor Superiority Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-supports-the-semiconductor-superiority-act/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association supports the efforts of Representative Vern Buchanan and Senator Ted Budd to expand U.S. leadership in semiconductor research and manufacturing with the Semiconductor Superiority Act, H.R. 8959 and S.4750.  - [CCIA Raises Constitutional Concerns with New Jersey Social Media, Online Safety Bill](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-constitutional-concerns-with-new-jersey-social-media-online-safety-bill/): Trenton, NJ – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the New Jersey Senate Committee on Law and Public Safety in opposition to A 4013, warning that the bill raises significant constitutional concerns and could produce unintended consequences for minors, families, and businesses. - [CCIA UK Responds to New Government Consultation on Prioritising Large, Domestic Media Organisations over Smaller, Global Creators in Video Platforms](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-uk-responds-to-new-government-consultation-on-prioritising-large-domestic-media-organisations-over-smaller-global-creators-in-video-platforms/): London – The UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport announced it is “looking at options to ensure content is prominent, discoverable and promoted where audiences are watching TV, including within third-party platform user interfaces.” This could mean promoting UK “Public Service Broadcasters” (terrestrial broadcasters, such as the BBC and ITV) at the expense of other creators in video sharing and other digital platforms. - [CCIA Warns PAUSE Act Could Create Online Privacy and Safety Risks](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-warns-pause-act-could-create-online-privacy-and-safety-risks/): Sacramento. Calif. – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is taking an Oppose Unless Amend position to California’s AB 1988, the "Preventing AI User Self Endangerment (PAUSE) Act," warning that the legislation raises privacy, implementation, and legal concerns that could undermine user safety and create unintended consequences for AI consumers. - [Applying the DMA to Generative AI Would Create a Dangerous ‘Taxonomy Trap’ Study Warns, Urging Regulators To Use Traditional Competition Law Instead](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/applying-the-dma-to-generative-ai-would-create-a-dangerous-taxonomy-trap-study-warns-urging-regulators-to-use-traditional-competition-law-instead/): Brussels, BELGIUM – The EU should address potential competition concerns in generative-AI markets through existing ex-post competition law, rather than forcing AI into the Digital Markets Act’s (DMA) fixed ex-ante categories, according to research published today.  - [CCIA Files Brief Arguing that Texas’ App Store Law Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-files-brief-arguing-that-texas-app-store-law-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, arguing that Texas’s SB2420, the “App Store Accountability Act,” violates the First Amendment in multiple ways, and that as a result, the preliminary injunction should remain in place. - [CCIA Raises Concerns with Delaware Chatbot Regulation Proposal](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-concerns-with-delaware-chatbot-regulation-proposal/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the Delaware Senate Committee on Banking, Business, Insurance, and Technology in opposition to HB 306, warning that the legislation could create legal uncertainty, increase litigation risk, and impose unclear compliance obligations on businesses developing AI-powered tools. - [CCIA Raises Free Speech, Privacy, and Legal Concerns with California AB 2](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-free-speech-privacy-and-legal-concerns-with-california-ab-2/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the California Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to AB 2, warning that the legislation raises significant constitutional concerns, threatens user privacy, and could produce unintended consequences for minors, families, and online services.  - [CCIA UK Response to UK Announcing Online Restrictions for Teens](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-uk-response-to-uk-announcing-online-restrictions-for-teens/): London – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce new restrictions on social media and other digital services including a social media ban for under-16s similar to that enacted in Australia; messaging restrictions for gaming platforms; and limits on daily usage for under-18s. - [CCIA Raises Constitutional and Privacy Concerns with New Jersey Kids Code Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-constitutional-and-privacy-concerns-with-new-jersey-kids-code-act/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the New Jersey Senate Committee on Law and Public Safety in opposition to S 3413, the "New Jersey Kids Code Act," warning that the legislation raises significant constitutional concerns and could produce unintended consequences for minors, families, and businesses. - [CCIA Files Emergency Request for Supreme Court to Block a Texas App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-files-emergency-request-for-supreme-court-to-block-a-texas-app-store-law-that-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has asked the Supreme Court of the United States for an emergency ruling to block Texas from enforcing its age verification requirements on all app stores and app store users until a Constitutional challenge to Texas’ SB2420 is fully heard. The brief notes that the Texas app store law, the “App Store Accountability Act”, violates the First Amendment because it imposes government controls over protected speech and access to lawful information through age verification and parental consent requirements. The brief argues that Justices should err on the side of the Constitution by blocking its enforcement. - [World Cup Anti-Piracy Measures Must Not Undermine EU Digital Rights](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/world-cup-anti-piracy-measures-must-not-undermine-eu-digital-rights/): Brussels, BELGIUM – As the football World Cup kicks off, EU and national policymakers should rein in automated web-blocking systems that allow private parties to restrict access to online services without proper judicial oversight, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) warns.  - [Senate Reintroduces Outdated Competition Bill   ](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/senate-reintroduces-outdated-competition-bill/): Washington D.C. – Senate Judiciary members have again reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). The bill, which has shed co-sponsors since it was first proposed in 2021, would make antitrust regulation more political, while presuming anticompetitive conduct before litigating its merits. - [CCIA Raises Legal and Implementation Concerns with Delaware Privacy Bill](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-raises-legal-and-implementation-concerns-with-delaware-privacy-bill/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the Delaware Senate Committee on Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology in opposition to HB 380, legislation that would establish new standards and regulatory requirements for user privacy. - [John Lee to Join CCIA to Lead IP, AI Advocacy](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/john-lee-to-join-ccia-to-lead-ip-ai-advocacy/): Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome John Lee as Senior Director, Head of Intellectual Property Policy. Lee has been the Chief Counsel for IP and AI at the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet. Lee has also served as a Lead Administrative Patent Judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. - [Judge Hears CCIA, NetChoice Motions for Partial Summary Judgment to Block Florida Social Media Law](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/judge-hears-ccia-netchoice-motions-for-partial-summary-judgment-to-block-florida-social-media-law/): Washington – A federal judge in Florida is holding arguments Monday on motions to partially block Florida’s internet “must carry” law that passed in 2021, but was stopped from taking effect by the Supreme Court due to likely First Amendment violations. The Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice challenged Florida SB7072 because the First Amendment protects the right to speak without government interference - and the right not to be forced to speak or display material as the state directs. - [CCIA Supports Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Discriminatory Digital Services Taxes](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-supports-bipartisan-resolution-opposing-discriminatory-digital-services-taxes/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Representatives Ron Estes, R-Kan., and Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., for introducing a bipartisan resolution opposing discriminatory digital services taxes (DSTs) and similar measures that unfairly target U.S. digital companies. The resolution supports continued engagement through the OECD process while also calling on the U.S. government to use all available trade and tax tools, including Section 301 investigations, to push back against countries that maintain or introduce such measures. - [CCIA Statement on Canada’s Decision to Review CRTC Streaming Rules](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-statement-on-canadas-decision-to-review-crtc-streaming-rules/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes Canada’s decision to direct the CRTC to revisit its regulation of streaming services under the Online Streaming Act, which CCIA estimates could cost U.S. streaming services billions over the next five years. This is an important step toward addressing discriminatory requirements that could increase costs for Canadian consumers, disrupt a well-functioning production market, and undermine competition. CCIA urges Canada to remove the 5% base contribution and mandatory investment obligations. - [CCIA Asks Supreme Court to Hear Apple v. Epic Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-asks-supreme-court-to-hear-apple-v-epic-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief in support of Apple Inc., asking the Supreme Court to hear the Apple v. Epic case. The Chamber of Progress, SIIA, and NetChoice joined CCIA’s brief that pointed out that the District Court’s injunctive orders exceed the federal court’s authority as they impose online platform-wide changes instead of party-specific and injury-specific relief and potentially impact expression broadly across digital services and apps. - [CCIA UK Response to CMA’s New Conduct Requirement](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-uk-response-to-cmas-new-conduct-requirement/): London – The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a new conduct requirement today that will, among other things, require Google to provide publishers with additional controls over the use of their search content in generative AI. Google has announced global changes that let publishers manage how their links and content appear in generative AI Search features.  - [Discriminatory EU Cloud and AI Development Act Risks Severe Market Fragmentation](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/discriminatory-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act-risks-severe-market-fragmentation/): Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), presented today as part of a wider tech sovereignty package, introduces discriminatory measures that directly undermine the EU’s own digitalisation goals.  - [Rewriting EU AI and Copyright Rules Puts €600 Billion at Risk, New Study Warns](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/rewriting-eu-ai-and-copyright-rules-puts-e600-billion-at-risk-new-study-warns/): Brussels, BELGIUM – Restricting the EU’s current text-and-data-mining (TDM) framework – the copyright rules that allow AI models to be trained in Europe today – could cost the EU economy up to €600 billion annually.  - [CCIA Supports Administration’s AI Executive Order](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-supports-administrations-ai-executive-order/): Washington – President Trump signed an Executive Order today aimed at strengthening America’s leadership in artificial intelligence development and deployment by advancing policies that promote innovation and improve security.  - [CCIA Supports the Email Privacy Act](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/06/ccia-supports-the-email-privacy-act/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds the reintroduction of the Email Privacy Act, legislation that would create 21st-century protections for personal emails and other digital records.  - [CCIA, Industry Associations Ask Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-industry-associations-ask-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined several other associations, including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and SIIA, in an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case that involves patent reviews - a key defense tool against so-called patent trolls. The outcome of Google v. VirtaMove would impact patent holders and industries that build interoperable products.  - [Appeals Court Pauses Injunction on Texas’ App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/appeals-court-pauses-injunction-on-texas-app-store-law-that-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington – A federal court agreed with the Texas Attorney General’s request to temporarily lift a block of the state’s controversial App Store Accountability Act today, a decision that allows the law to take effect.   - [CCIA Urges Veto of Vermont H 816, Citing Overbroad Regulation of AI Wellness and Support Tools](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-urges-veto-of-vermont-h-816-citing-overbroad-regulation-of-ai-wellness-and-support-tools/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and a coalition of industry trade groups are calling on Governor Phil Scott to veto H 816, citing concerns that the bill’s broad and ambiguous definitions could unintentionally capture a wide range of non-clinical AI tools and wellness technologies. - [CCIA Files Comments to FTC and DOJ on HSR Premerger Notification Form Consultation](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-comments-to-ftc-and-doj-on-hsr-premerger-notification-form-consultation/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in response to their joint consultation seeking public comment on improvements to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. CCIA previously submitted comments in response to the Agencies’ 2023 NPRM regarding the HSR form. - [CCIA Statement on CRTC Decision on Canadian Content Discoverability and Programming Expenditures](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-statement-on-crtc-decision-on-canadian-content-discoverability-and-programming-expenditures/): Washington – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced a series of decisions this week aimed at providing preferences for Canadian content in the broadcasting and online streaming sectors. Canada’s decision to significantly expand mandatory local content contributions of online streaming services exacerbates a discriminatory regime, whose burdens fall overwhelmingly on U.S. suppliers. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has long opposed this regime. - [CCIA Files Comments to FTC and DOJ on Competitor Collaborations](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-comments-to-ftc-and-doj-on-competitor-collaborations/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in response to their joint consultation seeking public comment on competitor collaboration guidance. - [CCIA Files Amicus Brief in Apple v. ITC Patent Case](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-amicus-brief-in-apple-v-itc-patent-case/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief in Apple v. International Trade Commission before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, asking the court to rehear this patent case en banc and reverse the ITC’s conclusion that a domestic industry existed in this case. - [CCIA Urges Long-Term AGOA Reauthorization with Modern Digital Trade Provisions](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-urges-long-term-agoa-reauthorization-with-modern-digital-trade-provisions/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative and joined a parallel letter from the Initiative for a Digital Africa (IDA) in response to USTR’s request for comments on modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).  - [CCIA UK Adds a Senior Policy Manager](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-uk-adds-a-senior-policy-manager/): London –  The Computer & Communications Industry Association’s UK office is pleased to welcome new senior manager Charlotte Holloway.  - [AI Omnibus: EU Negotiators Miss Opportunities as They Seal Deal](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ai-omnibus-eu-negotiators-miss-opportunities-as-they-seal-deal/): Brussels, BELGIUM – Early this morning, EU negotiators agreed on the final text of the AI Omnibus. The deal sets out measures to simplify the AI Act, including delays to compliance deadlines.  - [Judge Denies Texas’ Request to Enforce Its App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/judge-denies-texas-request-to-enforce-its-app-store-law-that-likely-violates-first-amendment/): Washington – A federal court rejected the Texas Attorney General’s effort to ‘unpause’ the state’s controversial App Store Accountability Act today.   - [CCIA Urges Progress on Digital Trade Barriers Ahead of Trump–Lula Talks](https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-urges-progress-on-digital-trade-barriers-ahead-of-trump-lula-talks/): Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association called for progress in resolving outstanding barriers to digital trade in Brazil, ahead of President Lula's visit to Washington, DC, to meet President Trump. While Brazil remains a key market for the digital economy, accounting for around US$12 billion in digitally delivered services exports in 2023, numerous enacted and proposed barriers to digital trade sharply curb its potential, for both Brazilian and U.S. suppliers and consumers. In addition to existing barriers, such as excessive taxes on ICT inputs critical to data center investment and the recent rollback of intermediary liability protections for ISPs, a growing set of proposals raises particular concern, including discriminatory platform obligations, unbalanced AI regulations, and network usage fees. ## Pages - [Archives](https://ccianet.org/hub/litigation/archives/): Resolved and closed matters from CCIA’s litigation docket. - [Coalition of Innovators in Communication](https://ccianet.org/coalition-of-innovators-in-communication/): European leaders have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernise how digital communications are regulated in Europe. 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However, trademark regulation should be balanced so as not to stand in the way of greater competition and consumer choice enabled, for example, by new Internet services. - [Sustainability](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/sustainability/): Digital technologies are crucial for achieving Europe’s Green Deal and climate neutrality goals. AI, cloud computing, and data-driven solutions can optimise energy use, reduce emissions, and drive sustainable product design. However, regulatory fragmentation, high energy costs, and bureaucratic burdens risk slowing down this transition. To maximise the environmental and economic benefits of digital solutions, policymakers must ensure an enabling framework that fosters innovation and incentivises the use of new technologies while aligning sustainability and competitiveness goals. - [Link Taxes](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/link-taxes/): As mandatory payments for online news content—often referred to as “link taxes”—continue to be seen at the global, state, and federal levels, so do the negative and comprehensive consequences of the movement on the internet’s users, journalists themselves, and local publications.  - [Global Digital Trade Barriers](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/trade/global-digital-trade-barriers/): Loading map... Key Global Digital Trade Threats: - [State Legislation](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/privacy/state-legislation/): In the backdrop of the continuing impasse on federal privacy legislation, states began introducing measures aimed at addressing an array of data privacy concerns – ranging from bills tailored to biometric data to those addressing comprehensive consumer data privacy. - [State Legislation](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/competition/state-legislation/): As states continue to tackle issues that are traditionally addressed at the federal level, CCIA has seen states target competition policy in two primary areas: (i) revisions to antitrust laws and (ii) regulation of app stores. It is important for states to consider several factors as lawmakers engage on these topics. For each of these competition areas, if states adopt an increasing patchwork of laws, businesses will face difficulties navigating conflicting and disparate requirements, which could ultimately result in barriers to innovation and investment. - [State Legislation](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/online-safety/state-legislation/): Loading map... - [Patents](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/patents/): Patent law requires a robust and balanced approach, combining protection for patentees with a high-quality examination system designed to produce clear and unambiguous patents. The patent system must continue to promote innovation by existing companies, while also allowing the next generation of inventors to build new products and services without facing an undue risk of frivolous lawsuits. These costly lawsuits, fueled by low-quality patents, allow patent assertion entities (PAEs) to drain productive businesses of $29 billion a year in legal costs according to a Bessen and Meurer study, pressuring job-creating enterprises into choosing between settling unmeritorious claims out of court, or facing bankruptcy. - [Telecom](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/telecommunications/): CCIA has a long history in the field of telecommunications and is committed to vigorous competition in every market and submarket of our industry. Connectivity is crucial for our economy, and faster, more reliable networks will assure that telecommunications networks continue to be catalysts for innovation, economic growth, and jobs. The United States needs to ensure that our regulations promote the deployment of next generation networks. Congress and federal agencies must work diligently to enact policies that will reinvigorate broadband access competition, increase broadband connectivity for all Americans, stimulate domestic economic growth, and preserve U.S. competitiveness in a global digital economy. - [Trade](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/trade/): Free and open markets have been a core principle of CCIA since it was founded more than 50 years ago. Trade advantages all nations, as they can focus on production of goods and services most suitable to their resources and workforce. The digital economy, which is global by design and by virtue of the internet, is a force multiplier for trade and supports millions of U.S. jobs and boosts the U.S. GDP. The internet contributes to the majority of such services as digital services are increasingly integrated into manufacturing, agriculture, and other traditional U.S. sectors and as internet usage becomes increasingly cloud-based. - [Online Safety](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/online-safety/): Intermediaries such as telecommunications and online service providers perform essential functions in promoting the internet economy. They have enabled e-commerce to become a vital component of the U.S. and global economies, and provide a unique opportunity to leverage American innovation in the international marketplace. - [Internet Governance](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/internet-governance/): CCIA advocates for an inclusive multi-stakeholder internet governance of the internet. The internet faces threats from some regimes, which seek to curb online freedoms and increase governmental control. The best way to combat these threats is to support multi-stakeholder internet governance bodies and continued global dialogues. - [Innovation Policy](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/innovation/): As new technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and facial recognition flourish in the digital marketplace, policymakers are increasingly interested in regulating these new products and services. However, these technologies are already bringing value into consumers’ lives, and American companies must continue to have the flexibility to innovate if the United States is going to continue to lead the world in technology. - [Privacy](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/privacy/): As the digital economy expands, more attention is being paid to the impact of data processing on consumers and how to maintain responsible and trustworthy treatment of personal information. Companies have responded to shifting consumer views and expectations about how data is collected and used online by developing new data transparency tools and controls. Policymakers are also seeking ways to ensure that data controllers exercise fair information practices to protect and empower users while also encouraging innovation and protecting economically vital flows of data, particularly across borders. - [Cybersecurity](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/cybersecurity/): Over the past several years, cybersecurity has become an increasingly pressing issue for the government, the private sector, and individuals. The cyber threats America faces include potential disruptions and failure of the nation’s electric grid, utility plants, and telecommunications and financial networks; the theft of national security secrets and cyber corporate espionage; as well as hacking, data breaches, and identity theft. - [Copyright](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/copyright/): CCIA supports robust and balanced copyright policy. While copyright protection promotes creativity by rewarding authors, musicians, and developers, over-regulation can discourage innovation and threaten competition. Copyrights must be enforced to ensure that creators of all kinds are incentivized to bring creative works to market. At the same time, copyright must remain flexible so as not to impede new technological innovation. Principles such as fair use and protections for online intermediaries under Section 512 of the DMCA ensure that copyright regulations and technological advances can coexist. - [Competition](https://ccianet.org/advocacy/competition/): Competition is one of the fundamental drivers of innovation in dynamic sectors such as the high tech industry. Competition norms are quintessential to ensure that dynamic competition governs the high tech sector, so that market positions are not entrenched and companies continue to innovate. Hence, consumers can benefit from the innovations that such competition brings about. To this end, regulators must be sure abide by the bedrock principle of antitrust law: consumer, not competitor, welfare is paramount. ## Members - [Adobe](https://ccianet.org/about/members/adobe/) - [NSCALE](https://ccianet.org/about/members/nscale/) - [Airbnb](https://ccianet.org/about/members/airbnb/) - [Twilio](https://ccianet.org/about/members/twilio/) - [JPMorgan Chase](https://ccianet.org/about/members/jpmorgan-chase/) - [Echostar](https://ccianet.org/about/members/echostar/) - [Coupang](https://ccianet.org/about/members/coupang/) - [Opera](https://ccianet.org/about/members/opera/) - [Texas.net](https://ccianet.org/about/members/texas-net/) - [Deliveroo](https://ccianet.org/about/members/deliveroo/) - [Nord Security](https://ccianet.org/about/members/nord-security/) - [viagogo](https://ccianet.org/about/members/viagogo/) - [Apple](https://ccianet.org/about/members/apple/) - [Shopify](https://ccianet.org/about/members/shopify/) - [Cloudflare](https://ccianet.org/about/members/cloudflare/) - [Waymo](https://ccianet.org/about/members/waymo/) - [Zebra](https://ccianet.org/about/members/zebra/) - [Uber](https://ccianet.org/about/members/uber/) - [Pinterest](https://ccianet.org/about/members/pinterest/) - [Intuit](https://ccianet.org/about/members/intuit/) - [Intel](https://ccianet.org/about/members/intel/) - [Google](https://ccianet.org/about/members/google/) - [Meta](https://ccianet.org/about/members/facebook/) - [Ebay](https://ccianet.org/about/members/ebay-2/) - [Amazon](https://ccianet.org/about/members/amazon/) ## Careers - [Trade Policy Manager](https://ccianet.org/about/careers/trade-policy-manager/): CCIA seeks a motivated policy professional to support the Association’s policy advocacy on technology policy issues, with a particular focus on policies impacting trade and access to foreign markets. The position would support various CCIA subject matter expert teams. ## Research - [The Anti-Brussels Effect in Digital Competition Policy and the DMA’s Fading Appeal As a Global Model](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-anti-brussels-effect-in-digital-competition-policy-and-the-dmas-fading-appeal-as-a-global-model/) - [The $103,265 H-1B Fee Could Cost the U.S. Treasury More than $32 Billion over a Decade](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-103265-h-1b-fee-could-cost-the-u-s-treasury-more-than-32-billion-over-a-decade/) - [The Supply Chain Costs of the FCC’s 2026 Covered List Regime](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-supply-chain-costs-of-the-fccs-2026-covered-list-regime/) - [Steering Fees and the Risks of Price Regulation](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/steering-fees-and-the-risks-of-price-regulation/) - [Public First UK Survey of Consumers’ App Store Experiences](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/public-first-uk-survey-of-consumers-app-store-experiences/) - [The EU Space Act Could Cost the U.S. Billions; Negotiating an Equivalence Decision Could Mitigate Those Costs](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-eu-space-act-could-cost-the-u-s-billions-negotiating-an-equivalence-decision-could-mitigate-those-costs/) - [Considérations sur l’impact des interférences dans les systèmes de partage du spectre GEO-LEO](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/considerations-sur-limpact-des-interferences-dans-les-systemes-de-partage-du-spectre-geo-leo/): This is a French translation of a CCIA original report, Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems - [Consideraciones sobre el impacto de la interferencia en sistemas de compartición de espectro GEO-LEO](https://ccianet.org/research/consideraciones-sobre-el-impacto-de-la-interferencia-en-sistemas-de-comparticion-de-espectro-geo-leo/): This is a Spanish translation of a CCIA original report, Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems - [Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/considerations-on-interference-impact-in-geo-leo-spectrum-sharing-systems/) - [DMA Impacts Suggest California’s Proposed SB 1074 BASED Act Will Be a Costly Failure](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/dma-impacts-suggest-californias-proposed-sb-1074-based-act-willbe-a-costly-failure/) - [O Conflito de Alto Impacto Envolvendo SEPs: Exercício de Poder Patentário, Seleção Estratégica de Foro e a Atuação dos Tribunais Brasileiros](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/o-conflito-de-alto-impacto-envolvendo-seps-exercicio-de-poder-patentario-selecao-estrategica-de-foro-e-a-atuacao-dos-tribunais-brasileiros/) - [The High-Stakes SEP Clash: Patent Leverage, Forum Shopping, and Brazil’s Courts](https://ccianet.org/research/the-high-stakes-sep-clash-patent-leverage-forum-shopping-and-brazils-courts/) - [Rushed AB 1776 Could Cost California $1 Trillion in GDP and 1.6 Million Jobs in 10 Years](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/rushed-ab-1776-could-cost-california-1-trillion-in-gdp-and-1-6-million-jobs-in-10-years/) - [Economic Implications of the European Union Space Act](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/economic-implications-of-the-european-union-space-act/) - [An Analysis of the Performance of European Venture Capital-Funded Startups](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/an-analysis-of-the-performance-of-european-venture-capital-funded-startups/) - [Generative AI: an Assessment of Competitive Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific Region](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/generative-ai-an-assessment-of-competitive-dynamics-in-the-asia-pacific-region/) - [Repealing Section 230 Would Cost Americans Over $2.2 Trillion](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/repealing-section-230-would-cost-americans-over-2-2-trillion/): Section 230 of the Communications Act (Section 230) importantly places legal accountability on creators of speech, rather than those who merely display it. It also allows digital services to safely moderate content to protect kids and keep the internet safer. Nevertheless, some in Congress continue to attack this important law. - [Fair Use in the U.S. Economy – 2025 Edition](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/fair-use-in-the-u-s-economy-2025-edition/) - [2025 Survey of Product Impact in the Connected Economy: Artificial Intelligence](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/2025-survey-of-product-impact-in-the-connected-economy-artificial-intelligence/) - [UK Live Streaming Survey Results](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/uk-live-streaming-survey-results/) - [The Combined Impact of Statutory Damages and Secondary Liability in the U.S. Copyright Regime Under the Fourth Circuit Standard](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/impact-of-statutory-damages-secondary-liability-in-us-copyright-regime-under-fourth-circuit-standard/) - [U.S. Firms Over-Targeted by EU Regulatory Enforcement](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/u-s-firms-over-targeted-by-eu-regulatory-enforcement/) - [Costs to U.S. Companies from EU Digital Services Regulation](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/costs-to-us-companies-from-eu-digital-services-regulation/) - [The Economic Importance of Fair Use for the Development of Generative Artificial Intelligence](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/economic-importance-of-fair-use-for-development-of-generative-artificial-intelligence/) - [Estimating the impact on investment of a commercial TDM exception](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/estimating-impact-on-investment-of-commercial-tdm-exception/) - [Economic Impact of the Imposition of a Universal Service Fund Obligation on Cloud Services in the United States](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/imposition-of-usf-obligation-on-cloud-services/) - [Ensuring Antitrust Actually Promotes Competition in the Digital Economy: Evaluating Proposed Remedies in the Google Case](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/evaluating-proposed-remedies-in-the-google-case/) - [Assessment of the Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards in New York State](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/assessment-of-the-economic-costs-of-imposing-abuse-of-dominance-standards-in-new-york-state/) - [Low Earth Orbit Broadband Access](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/low-earth-orbit-broadband-access/) - [Digital Video Piracy Impacts on Sales Overestimated in Key Report](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/digital-video-piracy-impacts-on-sales-overestimated-in-key-report/) - [Costs to U.S. Companies from EU Digital Regulation](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/costs-to-us-companies-from-eu-digital-regulation/) - [Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Broadband Facts and Stats](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/low-earth-orbit-leo-satellite-broadband-facts-and-stats/) - [A New Digital Competition Regime: Insights into Economic Risks](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/a-new-digital-competition-regime-insights-into-economic-risks/) - [Omnichannel Retail and E-Commerce Save Consumers Time and Money, and Reduce Emissions](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/omnichannel-retail-and-e-commerce-save-consumers-time-and-money-and-reduce-emissions/) - [Antitrust Enforcement Over-deters Acquisitions, Squeezing Smaller Startups and Venture Capital Investors](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/antitrust-enforcement-over-deters-acquisitions-squeezing-smaller-startups-and-venture-capital-investors/) - [Impacts of Global Digital Service Tax Contagion on the United States](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/impacts-of-global-digital-service-tax-contagion-on-the-united-states/) - [Consumer Welfare Impacts of Online and Omnichannel Retail](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/consumer-welfare-impacts-online-omnichannel-retail/) - [Artificial Intelligence: Usage and Perceptions](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/artificial-intelligence-usage-perceptions/) - [The AI-Driven Future Is Now, And It’s Desktop-Enabled](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/ai-driven-future-now-desktop-enabled/) - [Opinions on Technology Industry Regulation](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/opinions-technology-industry-regulation/) - [The Digital Economy State by State](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/digital-economy-state-by-state/): $1.8T - [Impact of the Liberal Democrats Proposed Increase to the UK Digital Service Tax](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/impact-liberal-democrats-proposed-increase-uk-digital-service-tax/) - [Leveraging Supply-Side Reforms To Promote Universal Broadband](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/leveraging-supply-side-reforms-promote-universal-broadband/) - [Consequences of EC Proposals To Extend Regulatory Scope to the Entire Digital Economy](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/consequences-of-ec-proposals-to-extend-regulatory-scope-to-the-entire-digital-economy/) - [State-by-State Breakdown of Economic Cost of Legislation Modeled after the New York Twenty First Century Antitrust Act](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/state-breakdown-economic-cost-legislation-modeled-after-new-york-twenty-first-century-antitrust-act/): Loading map... - [Assessment of Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards at the State Level](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/assessment-economic-costs-imposing-abuse-dominance-standards-at-state-level/) - [Impacts of Canada’s Proposed Digital Service Tax on the United States](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/impacts-canada-proposed-digital-service-tax-united-states/) - [Bundled Benefits of Retail Memberships in Mexico](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/bundled-benefits-retail-memberships-mexico/) - [The Cost of Various Antitrust and DMA-Related Litigation to State and Local Pension Plans –  State by State Aggregates](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/cost-antitrust-dma-related-litigation-state-local-pension-plans-state-aggregates/): Antitrust and DMA-related litigation would increase operating costs for GAMMA firms, including the most recent target, Apple, reducing their market value and harming their shareholders. State and local government employee pension plans are leading shareholders in companies that would be impacted by such lawsuits, jeopardizing the retirement benefits of 28.6 million pension plan members including teachers, firefighters, nurses, and police. - [Reliable vs. Rapid: Seller Fulfilled Prime Reboot Underscores Evolving Consumer Expectations on Retail Shipping](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/reliable-vs-rapid/): The history of Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime (“SFP”) provides strong evidence of the growing importance that consumers place on speed in retail shopping. Launched in 2015 to help sellers on Amazon’s marketplace offer Prime-badged goods to customers, sellers participating in SFP have long struggled to meet consumer expectations. Amazon repeatedly raised the program’s standards in efforts to meet Prime customers’ demands, and redesigned SFP’s requirements multiple times. Nevertheless, the program consistently underperformed, delivering significantly slower than Amazon’s in-house logistics. Around 2018, less than 16% of SFP offers were meeting the Prime delivery promise of 2 days or less.  - [The Impact of Network Usage Fees on the Brazil Cloud Market](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/impact-network-usage-fees-brazil-cloud-market/) - [Economic Analysis of Market Licensing v. OEM Restricted Licensing for Standard and Essential Patents](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/economic-analysis-market-licensing-oem-restricted-licensing-standard-essential-patents/) - [Survey Reveals Strong Opposition to Government Influence on Social Media Content](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/strong-opposition-government-influence-social-media-content/) - [DMCC: Economic Impact](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/dmcc-economic-impact/) - [The Sky Is Rising 2024 Edition](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/sky-is-rising-2024-edition/) - [Estimating the Value of Content and Applications Services for Internet Users in Europe](https://ccianet.org/research/case-studies/estimating-value-content-applications-services-internet-users-europe/) - [State of the UK Digital Economy](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/uk-digital-economy/) - [Bundled Benefits of Retail Memberships](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/bundled-benefits-retail-memberships/) - [Facilitating a Small and Medium-Sized Business Renaissance](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/facilitating-small-and-medium-sized-business-renaissance/) - [Myths Surrounding Network Usage Fees: South Korea](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/myths-surrounding-network-usage-fees-south-korea/) - [The State of Competition in UK Cloud Computing](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/state-of-competition-uk-cloud-computing/) - [Hate Speech & Digital Ads: The Impact of Harmful Content on Brands](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/hate-speech-digital-ads-impact/) - [Apocalypse Not: The Resilience of Retail SMBs in the 2010s](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/ccia-apocalypse-not-smb-resilience/) - [Social Media Survey Experiment](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/social-media-survey-experiment/) - [Government Mandates to Remove Content Are Ineffective, Costly, and Anti-Competitive](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/ccia-netzdg-german-network-enforcement-act-report/) - [The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation ](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/unintended-consequences-of-internet-regulation/) - [Regulatory Overreach Targeting Tech Would Cost California State and Local Government Employee Pension Plans Billions](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/regulatory-overreach-targeting-tech-would-cost-california-state-and-local-government-employee-pension-plans-billions/) - [Tools To Compete: Lower Costs, More Resources, and the Symbiosis of the Tech Ecosystem](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/tools-to-compete/) - [Competitive Dynamics of Online and Brick-and-Mortar Retail Prices](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/competitive-dynamics-online-brick-mortar-retail-prices/) - [Fireside Chat with Hal Varian on Antitrust Bills](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/fireside-chat-hal-varian-antitrust-bills/): A recent fireside chat with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian featured discussion on the flawed reasoning behind proposed tech regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992, H.R. 3825, and H.R. 3826. Together with the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Director of Research and Economics Trevor Wagener, Hal Varian countered arguments supporting the proposed legislation and asserted that the bills would create unnecessary rifts in a thriving tech market and harm consumers with unwanted changes to effective services. - [Radical Proposals to Overhaul Antitrust Laws Would Cost Public Sector Workers in Pension Benefits](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/radical-proposals-overhaul-antitrust-laws-costs-public-sector-workers/): Radical proposals to overhaul antitrust law, such as pending bills S. 2992 and H.R. 3816, would cost 27.9 million teachers, fire fighters, and nurses almost $4,000 per person in lost retirement benefits (see interactive map for state-by-state losses). These bills would increase operating costs for an ever-growing number of impacted businesses, reaching up to $1.02 Trillion in added costs for over 100 U.S. businesses by the late 2030s. Increasing operating costs drives down the value of these companies’ stock, which is held in significant amounts by the public pension funds that manage the retirement savings of 14% of America’s workforce. Meanwhile, supporters of these bills have yet to show any quantifiable benefits for these Americans in return. - [The Cost of Tech Regulatory Bills to State and Local Pension Plans – State By State Aggregates](https://ccianet.org/research/stats/cost-of-tech-regulation-bills-state-map/): Tech regulatory bills like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816 would increase operating costs for regulated U.S. companies, reducing their market value and harming their shareholders. State and local government employee pension plans are leading shareholders in companies that would be regulated by such tech regulatory bills, jeopardizing the retirement benefits of 27.9 million pension plan members including teachers, firefighters, nurses, and police. - [The Economic Costs of Regulation of Online Platforms and Marketplaces](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/economic-costs-regulation-online-platforms-marketplaces/) - [Beyond Personal Data: The Cost of Data Flow Restrictions to EU Companies](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/beyond-personal-data-cost-data-flow-restrictions-eu-companies/) - [Consumer Preferences Embrace a Mix of Physical and Digital](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/consumer-preferences-embrace-mix-physical-digital-shopping/) - [Retail Today](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/retail-today-competition-benefiting-consumers/) - [Irreplaceable Acquisitions: Proposed Platform Legislation and Venture Capital](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/irreplaceable-acquisitions-proposed-platform-legislation-venture-capital/): Three bills in the House and one in the Senate seek to block or discourage the acquisition of small tech companies by large ones. The bills envision that most of these small tech companies are venture-funded startups, and they are. Here I assess the exits of venture- funded companies from August, 2002 through the end of 2020Q1 and quantify the acquisitions the bills would have prohibited. During this period, 4 percent of the exiting companies did an IPO, 61 percent were acquired (42 percent of these at money-losing values), and 36 percent failed completely. Of the 7,247 companies that were acquired, 82% were too small or too unprofitable to consider an IPO. - [Monoculture and Market Share: The State of Communications and Collaboration Software in the US Government](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/monoculture-and-market-share-the-state-of-communications-and-collaboration-software-in-the-us-government/) - [Value Gap or Growth? How Digital Music Boosts Music Industry Growth](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/how-digital-music-boosts-music-industry-growth/): Today, consumers have access to a greater choice of lawful music services than ever before and canlisten to music anywhere, anytime, on a broad range of devices. With these increased choices has comean explosion of sharing and creativity. - [The Sky Is Rising (2019 Edition)](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-sky-is-rising-entertainment-industry/) - [Fair Use in the U.S. Economy (2017 Edition)](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/fair-use-in-the-u-s-economy-2017-edition/) - [The Economic and Societal Value of Rich Interaction Applications](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/economic-societal-value-rich-interaction-applications/) - [The Role of Government In a Digital Age](https://ccianet.org/research/reports/the-role-of-government-in-a-digital-age/) ## Articles - [D.C. Circuit’s Anthropic Decision Expands the Range of Activities Constituting a “Supply Chain Risk” – and the Uncertainty to Contractors](https://ccianet.org/articles/d-c-circuits-anthropic-decision-expands-the-range-of-activities-constituting-a-supply-chain-risk-and-the-uncertainty-to-contractors/): The D.C. Circuit’s decision in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War, No. 26-1049 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 25, 2026) (“Anthropic”), establishes a troubling precedent for defense contractors by broadly expanding the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) of 2018, 41 U.S.C. § 4713. By upholding the Department of War’s exclusion of Anthropic’s AI model Claude from government supply chains, the court transformed FASCSA from a statutory shield against malicious foreign cyber espionage into a potentially coercive mechanism for federal procurement. The majority's interpretation of “supply chain risk” undermines commercial contracting autonomy, exposes vendors to procedural vulnerabilities, and creates uncertainty and risk for commercial technology firms seeking to partner with the national security sector. - [Two Rulings, One Lesson: Innovation Is Accelerating, Making Many Sectors Highly Dynamic](https://ccianet.org/articles/two-rulings-one-lesson-innovation-is-accelerating-making-many-sectors-highly-dynamic/): When the Department of Justice sued Google over search distribution in October 2020, ChatGPT did not exist. When the Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook two months later, TikTok had been available in the United States for roughly two years, and short-form video was just a feature, not the organizing principle, of social media. Five years on, two federal judges issued decisions illustrating the same economic fact: tech innovation is accelerating, challenging incumbents, driving innovation, and benefiting consumers. - [There Is No Tech Sector Today, Just the Economy](https://ccianet.org/articles/there-is-no-tech-sector-today-just-the-economy/): “hen it comes managing the growing might of the American tech industry, Washington has been ‘asleep at the switch.’” So claimed the former Representative David Cicilline, who introduced the 2021 version of the AICOA bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, in a 2023 interview. However, not only was Cicilline off the mark on the underlying policy; by 2023 he was describing a “tech industry” that had ceased to be a single distinct sector. In making this error, Cicilline was hardly alone. - [Record-Breaking Tech Innovation, Investment, Entry and Business Formation in Recent Years](https://ccianet.org/articles/record-breaking-tech-innovation-investment-entry-and-business-formation-in-recent-years/): Critics of the technology sector have asserted in 2020 that digital markets are stagnant, closed to entry, and low on competitive investment and that AICOA is “critical to reversing these trends by unlocking competition online.” The data tell an emphatically different story. Since 2020, the United States has experienced the largest surge of new business entry, private investment, and technological innovation in the tech sector’s history, and quite possibly in the history of any American industry.  - [New Jersey’s Monopsony Case Against Amazon Relies on an Indefensible Market Definition  ](https://ccianet.org/articles/new-jerseys-monopsony-case-against-amazon-relies-on-an-indefensible-market-definition/): An antitrust case in a labor market must answer one central question: where can these workers provide their labor? New Jersey’s August 4 complaint against Amazon, billed as the first monopsony conduct case brought by a state, defines the relevant market in a way no labor economist would recognize. - [AICOA Would Import the Costs of the EU’s DMA to the U.S.](https://ccianet.org/articles/aicoa-would-import-the-costs-of-the-eus-dma-to-the-u-s/): Washington rarely gets to see the results of a policy before enacting it. On ex-ante digital regulation, it can. The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been in force against designated “gatekeepers” since March 2024, and two and a half years of implementation have produced a measurable record. The costs are high and were badly underestimated. The benefits are small, niche, and mostly captured by other large intermediaries rather than consumers. And the European consumers the law purportedly was written to help largely do not know it exists and do not like what it has done to their online services. - [Doe v. Github: The Ninth Circuit saves AI Training in DMCA Case](https://ccianet.org/articles/doe-v-github-the-ninth-circuit-saves-ai-training-in-dmca-case/): Last year, CCIA and the Chamber of Progress submitted a joint brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Doe v. Github, a case centered on training artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools. This week, the Ninth Circuit published their opinion adopting our position in its ruling of the case. - [The FTC’s Personalized Pricing Disclosures Would Cost Consumers Their Discounts](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-ftcs-personalized-pricing-disclosures-would-cost-consumers-their-discounts/): Suppose every diner had to print a disclosure saying “Warning: price adjusted for seniors based on the restaurant’s analysis of how income and shopping behavior evolve with age” next to the senior discount. Many seniors would be spooked and forgo the senior discount, despite the discount being intended to benefit them. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed statement on personalized pricing would put a similar warning label on digital equivalents.  - [On Algorithms, Expression, and the First Amendment: Why using Algorithms to Edit and Curate Online Content is Constitutionally-protected](https://ccianet.org/articles/on-algorithms-expression-and-the-first-amendment-why-using-algorithms-to-edit-and-curate-online-content-is-constitutionally-protected/): Earlier this year, CCIA testified on California’s SB 976, the “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act,” and urged state officials to maintain their pursuit of protecting kids online while stripping from it the language that undermines our privacy, our constitutional rights, and innovation. We raised concerns that key provisions of the bill “lacked sufficient clarity or scientific support,” noting that “terms such as ‘addiction’ or ‘addictive remain inadequately defined” and recommended changes to the proposed legislation. - [The Case Against Outdated AICOA Bill Has Only Gotten Stronger](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-case-against-outdated-aicoa-bill-has-only-gotten-stronger/): Six years ago, a House Judiciary Committee report declared America’s largest digital platforms a competitive dead end: entrenched, unassailable, closed to new entry. That report remains the intellectual foundation of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), first introduced in 2021 and reintroduced this June by Senators Grassley and Klobuchar as S. 4746. The trouble is that the world it described no longer reflects reality. Nearly every empirical assumption underlying AICOA has since been tested, in U.S. markets, in European regulation, and in two federal courtrooms, and the results all point the same way: digital markets are highly dynamic, with strong innovation cycles and intensifying competitive pressures from new technologies such as AI. - [Beyond the Digital Markets Act’s (DMA) Teething Phase: Evaluating Compliance Realities and Procedural Fairness ](https://ccianet.org/articles/beyond-the-digital-markets-acts-dma-teething-phase-evaluating-compliance-realities-and-procedural-fairness/): Three years after the Digital Markets Act (DMA) started to apply, its enforcement record is now subject to scrutiny. The debate is no longer confined to the law’s ambitions, but should also focus on whether the DMA also offers a workable path to effective compliance.  - [Personalized Pricing Is Good, Actually](https://ccianet.org/articles/personalized-pricing-is-good-actually/): Last year, I wrote an explainer on algorithmic pricing that defined personalized pricing in terms of targeted discounts to allow consumers to participate in markets that they would be priced out of under a single price. A central takeaway was that when personalized discounts create additional mutually beneficial transactions that would not occur at the uniform price, those transactions increase economic surplus.  - [Amended AB 1776 Would Still Cost California $670 Billion and Risk a Fiscal Squeeze Caused by Reduced Startup Values](https://ccianet.org/articles/amended-ab-1776-would-still-cost-california-670-billion-and-risk-a-fiscal-squeeze-caused-by-reduced-startup-values/): A bill containing the biggest potential rewrite of California’s antitrust laws in a century is working its way through California’s Senate. AB 1776 would add single-firm liability to a statute that allows indirect purchasers to sue and carries treble damages, construed under an express maximize-deterrence directive, with no defense for how challenged conduct in the supplier market benefits consumers. Given the private right of action, the costs from increased litigation are likely to be enormous, and California senators will have to consider whether the costs exceed the benefits. There has been no official cost-benefit analysis, and no supporters have even bothered to quantify the bill’s supposed benefits.  - [The Supreme Court Expands Privacy Rights to More Squarely Encompass Your Digital Footprint](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-supreme-court-expands-privacy-rights-to-more-squarely-encompass-your-digital-footprint/): When police cannot identify a suspect, they increasingly turn to technology companies rather than witnesses. The Supreme Court confronted one of the most aggressive versions of this practice in Chatrie v. United States (Chatrie), No. 25-112, decided June 29, 2026. The case involved the “geofence warrant,” which compels a company like Google to identify every cell phone that passed through a given area at a given time. Writing for the majority, Justice Kagan held that police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain a person's detailed location data from Google (known as “Location History”) — even for a window as short as two hours, and even though the data sits on a third party's servers. The ruling is a significant win for digital privacy, reaffirming that handing information to a tech company for one purpose does not mean handing it to the government for another. CCIA joined with the Software & Information Industry Association to file an amicus brief supporting this decision. - [In Pictures: European AI Roundtable on Copyright – Fuelling Creativity in the AI Age ](https://ccianet.org/articles/in-pictures-european-ai-roundtable-on-copyright-fuelling-creativity-in-the-ai-age/): On 2 June 2026, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the latest edition of its European AI Roundtable in Brussels. The event brought together EU policymakers, leading AI developers, representatives of the creative industries, academics, and civil society to discuss the intersection of AI and copyright. - [The DMA Security Paradox: Balancing Openness and User Safety in the Mobile Age](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-dma-security-paradox-balancing-openness-and-user-safety-in-the-mobile-age/): More than two years into enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), one of its most difficult challenges is becoming increasingly clear: how can digital ecosystems be opened to greater competition without weakening the security, privacy, and seamless experience European users have come to expect? While some DMA obligations may expand consumer choice, they can also have unintended effects that ultimately undermine consumer welfare.  - [Functional App Stores Aren’t a Tax](https://ccianet.org/articles/functional-app-stores-arent-a-tax/): Two “studies” this week discussed in the Daily Mail purport to show a large imposition on consumers. They describe almost all the costs associated with running an app store -- including keeping users safe -- as a “tax”. - [Amazon Opened Its Logistics Network, Following the Virtuous Cycle Strategy ](https://ccianet.org/articles/amazon-opened-its-logistics-network-following-the-virtuous-cycle-strategy/): In May 2026, Amazon opened its logistics network to everyone. Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) makes the company's freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and parcel-delivery capabilities available to any business, not just sellers on the Amazon store. The early roster of ASCS customers is illustrative:  - [Twenty Thousand Cables Under the Sea](https://ccianet.org/articles/twenty-thousand-cables-under-the-sea/): In a recent article for the Financial Times about technology companies investing in subsea cables, Elisabeth Braw raises a series of concerns that seem difficult to square with the realities of the digital markets these cables support. - [How the UK social media ban might come unstuck](https://ccianet.org/articles/how-the-uk-social-media-ban-might-come-unstuck/): Responsible companies are working hard to deliver age-appropriate experiences for children through strong defaults with parental oversight. The question is not whether to act, but the right role for regulation in ensuring this is applied consistently, and how the UK can make growing up online safer in a way which is workable and achieves its core goals in practice.  - [Applying Semiconductor Tariffs to Data Centers Would Cost the U.S. $90 Billion a Year](https://ccianet.org/articles/applying-semiconductor-tariffs-to-data-centers-would-cost-the-u-s-90-billion-a-year/): The U.S. artificial intelligence buildout of data centers and associated infrastructure is the single largest channel of productive investment in the American economy today. Information processing equipment and software accounted for roughly 92 percent of U.S. real GDP growth in the first half of 2025, per analysis by Harvard economist Jason Furman. McKinsey projects U.S. data center capital expenditures will reach $2.7 trillion between 2025 and 2030. The trajectory of the U.S. economy through the end of the decade depends, to a degree without modern precedent, on whether this buildout proceeds at its current pace. - [Is the DMA the Right Tool to Promote Competition in Cloud Computing? ](https://ccianet.org/articles/is-the-dma-the-right-tool-to-promote-competition-in-cloud-computing/): As cloud computing continues to solidify its role as a vital engine for Europe’s economic future, discussions are intensifying over how to best maintain the cloud sector’s competitive dynamics. During a timely panel at the 2026 European Digital Competition Day, various experts debated whether the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is the right tool for a sector that functions as a critical business-to-business (B2B) backbone. - [Amended California Bill AB 1776 Still Costs $760 Billion and 1.2 Million Jobs Over a Decade](https://ccianet.org/articles/amended-california-bill-ab-1776-still-costs-760-billion-and-1-2-million-jobs-over-a-decade/): When the CCIA Research Center first estimated the economic cost of California Assembly Bill 1776 (AB 1776), the “COMPETE Act,” in April, the bill on the table was the version amended on March 23, 2026. We projected that the bill would jeopardize roughly $67 billion in California GDP and 180,000 full-time-equivalent jobs in its first year, growing to about $1 trillion in annual GDP and 1.6 million jobs by year ten. On May 27, after multiple amendments, the bill narrowly passed the Assembly and moved to the Senate. The version that passed has some material differences from the one we analyzed, and the differences on net run in the direction of increased legal and constitutional questions around the bill, and somewhat lower expected economic costs from the bill’s enactment. Re-running our economic analysis on the basis of the legislative text that passed the Assembly, we find: - [The Future of Commercial Space Policy: Takeaways from ASCEND 2026](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-future-of-commercial-space-policy-takeaways-from-ascend-2026/): From May 19-21, thousands of commercial space professionals gathered in Washington, D.C. for the ASCEND conference and the Commercial Space Policy Summit. The event brought together engineers, policymakers, regulators, executives, and other commercial space enthusiasts to discuss the latest developments and opportunities in the space industry. The following are some of the most significant trends in the space industry that are expected to shape the policy landscape over the coming years. - [CCIA Welcomes UK House of Lords Committee Focus on Regulatory Certainty and Innovation](https://ccianet.org/articles/ccia-welcomes-uk-house-of-lords-committee-focus-on-regulatory-certainty-and-innovation/): Yesterday’s publication of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee’s (Committee's) report, “Time is money: How regulators can support growth” is a welcome contribution to the thinking going on in and outside government in the UK over how to ensure regulators support innovation and growth. It reflects a number of points raised by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in its evidence regarding regulatory certainty, proportionate intervention, and frameworks that can respond effectively to innovation. - [Standard-Setting Organizations as Pro-Competitive Drivers of Economic Growth](https://ccianet.org/articles/standard-setting-organizations-as-pro-competitive-drivers-of-economic-growth/): Standard-Setting Organizations (SSOs) are easy to overlook because they disappear into the background when they work well. Consumers may not think about technical standards when their phone connects to Wi-Fi, a browser loads a web page, and a streaming video plays, all while they use their phone to tap to pay for a coffee; but economists know they should.  - [Knowledge Standards in Online Safety and Privacy Legislation](https://ccianet.org/articles/knowledge-standards-in-online-safety-and-privacy-legislation/): As policymakers consider various proposals for safeguarding younger users online, this article serves as a guide to understanding most commonly used legal knowledge standards. It describes existing knowledge standards in U.S. civil law — actual knowledge, reckless or willful disregard, and constructive knowledge — and how some federal online safety proposals seek to import these requirements. - [Walmart’s $100 Million FTC Settlement Reveals Its Emerging Fulfillment Empire](https://ccianet.org/articles/walmarts-100-million-ftc-settlement-reveals-its-emerging-fulfillment-empire/): When the Federal Trade Commission announced a $100 million settlement with Walmart over deceptive pay practices in its Spark Driver program in late February 2026, the headlines focused on tip theft and misleading earnings claims. But buried in the details of the case is a more consequential story about the breathtaking speed at which Walmart has scaled a delivery infrastructure that, just a few years ago, barely existed. - [ICYMI: CCIA at SatShow 2026 ](https://ccianet.org/articles/ccia-at-satshow-2026/): This March, CCIA participated in the 2026 SatShow programming and external events. With over 14,000 innovators, military decision-makers, and industry professionals from 110+ countries descending on D.C. for a 4-day conference, the CCIA Space Team was front and center, driving the conversation on how to scale the next generation of space tech. - [California’s BASED Act Is the Third Installment in a Franchise that Long Ago Lost the Plot](https://ccianet.org/articles/californias-based-act-is-the-third-installment-in-a-franchise-that-long-ago-lost-the-plot/): Franchises rarely improve by the third film when the first two already flopped with audiences. Yet that is essentially what California lawmakers are attempting with the BASED Act: a Sacramento-set third installment in an antitrust cinematic universe that began in Brussels with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and continued in Washington, DC with the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). - [ICYMI: Dark and Quiet Skies at SXSW](https://ccianet.org/articles/icymi-dark-and-quiet-skies-at-sxsw/): This March, CCIA participated in a panel at SXSW to discuss how the commercial space industry has been working with astronomers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to preserve the night sky while enabling greater access to commercial satellite technology.  - [Why Digital Services Like Coupang Are Central to the U.S.-Korea Trade Deal](https://ccianet.org/articles/why-digital-services-like-coupang-are-central-to-the-u-s-korea-trade-deal/): As U.S. and South Korean negotiators work to implement their new trade agreement, policymakers in Washington should be asking a simple but uncomfortable question: is it mathematically possible for the deal to be a net win for the U.S. if it fails to protect the single largest source of U.S. commercial revenue in the Korean market? - [Oliver & Ohlbaum’s attack on UK AI sector research](https://ccianet.org/articles/oliver-ohlbaums-attack-on-uk-ai-sector-research/): The strategy consultancy Oliver & Ohlbaum (O&O) has been commissioned by a group of publisher organisations to attack several industry studies (including one commissioned by CCIA) considering the impact of a text and data mining (TDM) exception. I won’t go line by line here, but instead address the main themes in their criticism. - [Florida’s HB3 Violates the First Amendment By Singling Out Social Media Sites](https://ccianet.org/articles/floridas-hb3-violates-the-first-amendment-by-singling-out-social-media-sites/): Should a state select which websites children can access online in the name of safety and protection, taking that decision out of parents’ hands? Florida’s HB3, a law that was marketed as addressing child safety, is such a proposal. Instead of ensuring safety, this law conflicts with the First Amendment rights of minors and their parents by functioning as a digital blockade. Since its proposal and passage, this law has undergone intense legal scrutiny and CCIA and NetChoice have sued to ensure it is permanently struck down by the courts. - [Debate Highlights from Simplify EU Tech Rules: Unlock Innovation](https://ccianet.org/articles/debate-highlights-from-simplify-eu-tech-rules-unlock-innovation/): As the EU shapes its digital priorities for 2026, simplifying tech rules remains at the top of the policy debate. Against this backdrop, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the ‘Simplify EU Tech Rules: Unlock Innovation’ event in Brussels on 3 December 2025.  - [How Traditional Retail Found Its Footing and Caught Up With Amazon](https://ccianet.org/articles/how-traditional-retail-found-its-footing-and-caught-up-with-amazon/): In the public discourse of competition policy, few narratives are as persistent as the "entrenched monopolist." The narrative asserts that once a digital platform achieves a certain scale, network effects create an insurmountable moat, rendering the incumbent immune to competitive pressure. For years, this has been the prevailing argument made by antitrust hawks regarding Amazon’s position in the U.S. e-commerce sector. However, looking at the empirics of 2024 and 2025, it is becoming increasingly clear that this view of the market fails to capture the dynamic reality on the ground. - [ICYMI: A Tech Perspective on Navigating EU Space Policy](https://ccianet.org/articles/icymi-a-tech-perspective-on-navigating-eu-space-policy/): On February 18, CCIA, in partnership with NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce and the State Department’s Office of Space Affairs Affairs Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) hosted an off the record conversation focused on the European Union's Space Act. The discussion served as an overview of how the technology sector has approached the EU policy landscape.  - [What Bank Tellers and Radiologists Can Tell Us about Our Job Security in the AI Era](https://ccianet.org/articles/what-bank-tellers-and-radiologists-can-tell-us-about-our-job-security-in-the-ai-era/): Every technological revolution brings understandable fears about the imminent obsolescence of human workers’ skills. Today, that alarm has spiked with rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) leading to concerns that human workers themselves may be obsolete. Headlines warn of mass unemployment, while corporate executives announce workforce reductions they attribute to AI capabilities. Yet a careful examination of the empirical evidence paints a considerably more nuanced picture that should inform public discourse. - [In Pictures: European AI Roundtable on the AI Act’s Transparency Code of Practice ](https://ccianet.org/articles/european-roundtable-on-the-ai-acts-transparency-code-of-practice/): On 11 December 2025, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the latest edition of its European AI Roundtable in Brussels, bringing together EU policymakers, industry experts, academia, and civil society to discuss Article 50 of the EU AI Act and the upcoming transparency Code of Practice.  - [A New Era for American Space: The SAT Streamlining Act and Regulatory Modernization](https://ccianet.org/articles/a-new-era-for-american-space-the-sat-streamlining-act-and-regulatory-modernization/): The booming U.S. commercial space economy is not just a technological revolution, it is a critical frontier for American competitiveness. To ensure the United States remains the global leader in this field, modernizing outdated regulatory processes is paramount. The Satellite And Telecommunications Streamlining Act (SAT Act) and the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent Space Modernization for the 21st Century Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) are a great effort to clear regulatory roadblocks, foster innovation, and secure a competitive advantage for U.S. space companies. - [$600 Billion AI Abundance Dividend from Federal Preemption of State Laws](https://ccianet.org/articles/600-billion-ai-abundance-dividend-from-federal-preemption-of-state-laws/): Recent reports indicate that the U.S. Congress is considering attaching a proposal to preempt state-level discriminatory regulation of AI to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If enacted, such federal preemption would prevent regulatory inconsistencies between states or unduly high regulatory burdens in particular states that could slow AI adoption and deployment. In addition to boosting productivity growth, increasing GDP growth, and helping the U.S. beat China in the AI race, federal preemption would provide a fiscal windfall: Federal preemption of state-level AI regulation would save the federal government about $600 billion through 2035. - [Is the Digital Markets Act Limiting European Businesses’ Potential? ](https://ccianet.org/articles/is-the-digital-markets-act-dma-limiting-european-businesses-potential/): Some time ago, I joined a panel discussion asking a very timely question about Europe’s digital future: Is the Digital Markets Act (DMA) levelling the playing field for EU businesses, or limiting their potential?  - [In Pictures – Online Personalisation and Consumer Experience Take Centre Stage at CCIA Europe Roundtable](https://ccianet.org/articles/online-personalisation-and-consumer-experience-take-centre-stage-at-ccia-europe-roundtable/): On 20 November 2025, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) convened a roundtable in Brussels to discuss the Digital Fairness Act (DFA). The event focused on key questions surrounding dark patterns and online personalisation, as well as European consumers’ first-hand experiences with personalised online services. - [How to Hide a Discriminatory Tax: Call It an Incentive](https://ccianet.org/articles/how-to-hide-a-discriminatory-tax-call-it-an-incentive/): The Australian Government has formally begun its consultation process on its proposed News Media Bargaining Code Incentive. As anticipated, the country is continuing down the path of penalizing specific digital service suppliers who fail to reach commercial deals that do not meet the expectations of publishers—irrespective of economic sense. Although framed as a way to “encourage commercial arrangements between major digital platforms and news publishers by providing a generous deduction for eligible deals”, the incentive operates as a coercive and discriminatory tax-like regime that would disproportionately target foreign, predominantly American digital services. - [Europe’s Digital Markets Act is Failing Users](https://ccianet.org/articles/europes-digital-markets-act-is-failing-users/): European Union policymakers sold the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as a way to make digital markets “fair and contestable.” Two years into application, the verdict from Europe’s users is strikingly consistent: everyday experiences online are worse, not better. A 5,000‑person, 20‑country survey by Nextrade Group finds most Europeans report a degraded user experience since early 2024, with two‑thirds of Europeans saying they now need more clicks or more complex searches to find what they need. Among heavy searchers, 61% say a single search now takes up to 50% longer. Forty‑plus percent would even pay to get the pre‑DMA experience back, which is an extraordinary admission that a law pitched as pro‑consumer has imposed such tangible consumer harm. - [App Store Age Verification: Popular in Principle, Unworkable in Practice](https://ccianet.org/articles/app-store-age-verification-popular-in-principle-unworkable-in-practice/): Lawmakers in several states and in Congress have proposed bills similar to Utah’s App Store Accountability Act that force app stores to verify every user’s age and to prevent minors from downloading apps without parental consent. In particular, Utah’s statute requires app stores to “request age information” at account creation and “verify the individual's age category using commercially available methods that are reasonably designed to ensure accuracy.” The federal App Store Accountability Act bills in the 119th Congress copy much of the Utah statute’s language, including provisions that require “age rating” for all apps; force app developers to notify app stores of almost any change to the features, functions, and user experience of their apps; and make violations liable for damages and penalties as unfair and deceptive trade practices. - [An Examination of California and New York Policy on Regulating Frontier AI](https://ccianet.org/articles/an-examination-of-california-and-new-york-policy-on-regulating-frontier-ai/): As the 2025 California and New York legislative sessions drew to a close, it was clear that regulating artificial intelligence was at the forefront of debate. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53 (Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act) into law to establish AI safety and transparency regulations after vetoing SB 1047 last session over concerns that it was too broadly written and not appropriately risk based.  - [AI and Copyright: The UK Considers Next Steps](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-and-copyright-the-uk-considers-next-steps/): As artificial intelligence (AI) takes the legislative spotlight across the globe, governments are considering differing styles of regulation to ensure its usage is safe and beneficial for their businesses and citizens.  - [AI Is an Economic Engine Propelling Productivity and Wages Up, and Prices Down](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-is-an-economic-engine-propelling-productivity-and-wages-up-and-prices-down/): Picture America in 1905. Horse-drawn carriages still clip-clop down Main Street. A few noisy contraptions sputter by, derided as rich men’s toys. Within a generation, the internal combustion engine rewires the economy by adding millions of new professions that never existed during the buggy era: the need for assembly lines and paved roads, construction of suburbs, motels, logistics networks, mass tourism, faster ambulances, and fresher food.  - [Europe’s Thriving Generative AI Market: A Story of Competition and Innovation ](https://ccianet.org/articles/europes-thriving-generative-ai-market-a-story-of-competition-and-innovation/): Right before the summer, a panel of leading voices convened to explore the rapidly evolving generative AI market in Europe. And the verdict was clear: innovation is thriving without the need for heavy-handed intervention. Anchored by new research from RBB Economics, the ‘From Lab to Market: Navigating the Competitive Dynamics of Generative AI in Europe’ debate brought together policymakers, economists, and industry to assess the state of play. - [Will the Digital Networks Act Break Europe’s Open Internet?](https://ccianet.org/articles/will-the-digital-networks-act-break-europes-open-internet/): The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) convened a high-level workshop in Brussels titled ‘Network Fees, IP Dispute Settlement, and the Future of the Open Internet’ in July 2025.  - [California’s Legislative Push for Tech Regulation: A Glimpse into the 2025 Session](https://ccianet.org/articles/californias-legislative-push-for-tech-regulation-a-glimpse-into-the-2025-session/): During the 2025 California legislative session, lawmakers continued their aggressive approach to regulating the technology industry with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, online safety, and data privacy. For the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), this session has been defined by proactive engagement and a push for legislation that allows for innovation. - [The Real Costs of the NO FAKES Act](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-real-costs-of-the-no-fakes-act/): The proposed NO FAKES Act of 2025 before the U.S. Congress is the latest example of the “we must do something; this is something; therefore we must do this” fallacy in action. While curbing infringing uses of one’s digital name, image, and likeness is an important issue, NO FAKES creates a burdensome federal compliance regime which goes substantially farther than any federal or state analog. While implementing a notice-and-takedown system which allows a rightsholder to provide notice to an online service provider to take down content is not a new concept, for the first time under U.S. law, NO FAKES would additionally require around the clock monitoring of identical infringing content across the entire internet (also known as notice‑and‑staydown) for most digital services. If enacted, this legal design carries large, recurring costs for online businesses of all sizes, creating enormous barriers to entry and potentially forcing market exit for smaller players. This mandatory filtering and surveillance would also create significant risks for Americans’ speech and privacy. - [America’s Space Ambition is Trapped in a Regulatory Maze ](https://ccianet.org/articles/americas-space-ambition-is-trapped-in-a-regulatory-maze/): America's leadership in the space industry, once an unquestioned reality, is now at a critical crossroads. The biggest threat isn't a foreign adversary's technological leap, but rather slow-moving regulatory processes. While American companies are innovating at a breakneck pace, the regulatory process designed for a bygone era is creating a strategic catastrophe. - [Why New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act Misses the Mark](https://ccianet.org/articles/why-new-yorks-algorithmic-pricing-disclosure-act-misses-the-mark/): On May 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act into law as part of the state budget. Beginning July 8, retailers in New York using any customer information to set prices, from zip code to browsing history, must tag each affected product with a disclaimer conveying the information that “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.” In response, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has already sued, asserting the rule is unconstitutional and counterproductive. We agree, as the disclosure requirement compels speech from retailers that is likely to mislead consumers.  - [AI & Copyright: Unlocking the UK’s AI Opportunity](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-copyright-unlocking-the-uks-ai-opportunity/): CCIA hosted its latest AI roundtable in London last week, bringing together CCIA members, entrepreneurs, experts from tech and other sectors making exciting use of new AI tools, policymakers, academics and other experts to consider next steps for AI and copyright. The event came at an important milestone as the UK Government is launching working groups considering how to follow up on a copyright reform consultation from the end of last year. It was an important opportunity to take stock and consider priorities as that process gets underway. - [Australia’s Renewed Pursuit of Link Taxes Heralds Trouble](https://ccianet.org/articles/australias-renewed-pursuit-of-link-taxes-heralds-trouble/): In light of news that Australia plans to “resume work on fresh laws aimed at forcing tech firms to pay for news”, the Trump Administration has an opportunity to address discriminatory “link taxes” that target U.S. companies. As the digital sector grows in importance, policymakers and stakeholders are increasingly pushing back against policies that prioritize revenue transfers from one industry to another.  - [Personalized Discounts, Public Gains: The Welfare Case for Algorithmic Pricing](https://ccianet.org/articles/personalized-discounts-public-gains-the-welfare-case-for-algorithmic-pricing/): Skepticism toward algorithmic pricing is widespread, but both the economic theory and empirical evidence strongly support the expectation that algorithmic pricing is welfare-enhancing. Algorithmic pricing–whether the real‑time dynamic fares you see in a ride‑share app or the personalized discounts your grocery app quietly applies at checkout– builds on a century of research showing that matching supply and demand in real time improves efficiency and total welfare, while personalized pricing can expand output and raise welfare. As early as the 1980s, Hal Varian demonstrated that as long as a firm sells more units under personalized prices than it would under a single posted price, consumer welfare can rise alongside profits. He also offered a simple observational test: if output quantity goes up, total surplus is likely higher. - [Does the UK Want to Have the Last Digital Services Tax Standing?](https://ccianet.org/articles/does-the-uk-want-to-have-the-last-digital-services-tax-standing/): Canada recently announced that it will abolish its Digital Services Tax (DST). India and New Zealand have both done the same thing this year. Momentum has clearly swung against these kinds of taxes in response to a renewed push from the US, which has long taken the view that these taxes are discriminatory. - [Learning from Internet Tax Freedom: State-Level Regulatory Pauses Can Pay Enormous Dividends](https://ccianet.org/articles/learning-from-internet-tax-freedom-state-level-regulatory-pauses-can-pay-enormous-dividends/): As policymakers grapple with the arrival of a new general purpose technology – artificial intelligence – they would be wise to consult the policy playbook from a transformative technology that came before: the internet. The proposed temporary pause on state-level AI regulation in recent legislative proposals isn't just sound policy—it emulates a proven strategy that helped unlock the internet's economic potential, supported U.S. digital leadership, increased U.S. GDP and federal tax receipts, and could do the same for AI. Recall the Internet Tax Freedom Act. - [Generative AI & Copyright in the EU: Myths Versus Facts](https://ccianet.org/articles/generative-ai-copyright-in-the-eu-myths-versus-facts/): Generative artificial intelligence (AI) offers Europe a unique chance to lead in tech innovation and boost its digital competitiveness, building on the European Union’s strong talent base, world-class research and education, and access to computing power. - [In Pictures – Reality Check: AI Competition Dynamics & the DMA’s Economic Cost to Europe](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-competition-dynamics-the-dmas-economic-cost-to-europe/): On Thursday 12 June 2025, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted a half-day conference in Brussels, titled ‘Reality Check: AI Competition Dynamics & the DMA’s Economic Cost to Europe.’ - [AI Adoption Drives Cost-Effective Broadband Buildout](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-adoption-drives-cost-effective-broadband-buildout/): Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly becoming general-purpose technologies with the potential to deliver productivity enhancements to a broad range of task types and industries. We previously analyzed the potential for AI tools to deliver significant federal fiscal benefits provided that AI rules are harmonized nationwide and do not discriminate against AI tools relative to other tools. Now we estimate the benefits of widespread AI adoption for cost-effective broadband deployment, and the results show the importance of avoiding conflicting AI regulations. - [A Deadline in Canada for U.S. Digital Exporters Is Nearing That Will Cost Them Billions ](https://ccianet.org/articles/a-deadline-in-canada-for-u-s-digital-exporters-is-nearing-that-will-cost-them-billions/): Come June 30, U.S. digital services providers will be on the hook for a multi-billion dollar payment in Canada that will continue to dog them annually. Worse, these taxes will not apply to the vast majority of their Canadian competitors. If not stopped, this fateful step will help entrench similar discriminatory practices elsewhere and is likely to spawn imitators far and wide, as governments look to  U.S. firms as a convenient piggy bank. - [A Federal Fiscal Case for Pre-Empting Discriminatory State AI Rules](https://ccianet.org/articles/a-federal-fiscal-case-for-pre-empting-discriminatory-state-ai-rules/): The United States has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to translate the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) into faster productivity growth and a lighter fiscal burden. Yet that promise is jeopardized if 50 different state capitals experiment with onerous, inconsistent, and sometimes openly contradictory AI rules that do not apply equally to other tools and technologies. A federal proposal now before Congress would pre-empt state regulations that single out AI for special restrictions unless those rules are nondiscriminatory and narrowly tailored. The debate so far has focused on innovation and national competitiveness. Less discussed—but just as important—is how federal pre-emption of state-level AI regulation would benefit the federal balance sheet by up to $269 billion over the next decade. - [When You’re In a Hole, Stop Digging: Using Antitrust for Anti-Tech Regulation](https://ccianet.org/articles/when-youre-in-a-hole-stop-digging-using-antitrust-for-anti-tech-regulation/): The Biden Administration pursued federal antitrust investigations into six of the “Magnificent Seven” leading technology firms, including Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The aggressive remedies pursued by regulators in the Google Search case – and the Trump Administration’s decision to continue pursuing most of those Biden-era remedies – suggest that many household-name companies in the tech sector face the risk of structural breakups and de facto public utility regulation if the government succeeds in its antitrust cases. At a time of extreme economic uncertainty - consumer sentiment has plunged near pandemic-era lows - the Trump Administration should reconsider continuing Biden’s antitrust agenda and risking worse stock market performance, increased prices for high-salience goods and services, and damaged U.S. competitiveness in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race with China.  - [Privacy & AI Training: Can the EU Keep Up?](https://ccianet.org/articles/privacy-and-ai-training-can-the-eu-keep-up/): As artificial intelligence (AI) advances, so do the challenges of balancing innovation with privacy protection. From AI hallucinations to the need for large training data, European policymakers and developers are navigating a complex legal landscape.  - [Mandated Tech and Data-Sharing: A Remedy to “Cure” Privacy, Innovation, and U.S. Leadership](https://ccianet.org/articles/mandated-tech-and-data-sharing-a-remedy-to-cure-privacy-innovation-and-u-s-leadership/): Part 2 of the 2025 U.S. Tech Leadership and Regulation Series - [Intense Competition Pushes Leading Retailers to Invest in Omnichannel ](https://ccianet.org/articles/intense-competition-pushes-leading-retailers-to-invest-in-omnichannel/): As consumer sentiment continues to rebound from its historic lows during the post-covid period, retailers are competing fiercely to secure revenue streams and acquire new customers. This competition is pushing many retailers to invest in omnichannel retail options for customers including buy online, pick up in store capabilities. - [Intense Competition Across the AI Stack](https://ccianet.org/articles/intense-competition-across-the-ai-stack/): The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has sparked intense competition to lead on both AI innovation and user adoption of AI tools. Analysis of recent trends in this transformative technology space reveals a “wildly competitive ecosystem up and down the AI stack.” AI is not a single monolithic market; it is a family of technologies operating at different but related layers, from chips and data infrastructure to algorithms and end-user applications​.  - [AI Training Data: Privacy and Scraping in Europe](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-training-data-privacy-and-scraping-in-europe/): As the European Union struggles to find the right balance in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, a crucial question looms: Can Europe stay competitive without enough training data? - [ICYMI: The Future of Satellite Spectrum](https://ccianet.org/articles/icymi-the-future-of-satellite-spectrum/): This February, CCIA launched the Space & Spectrum Policy Center which promotes sensible policies to encourage new deployment and competition in satellite broadband. To kickoff the new center, CCIA released a report on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Broadband and held a panel on the Future of Satellite Spectrum, highlighting the potential of LEO satellite broadband and discussing how to achieve policies that foster a competitive LEO market and encourage deployment. - [Banning Investments in AI is a Cure Worse Than the Purported Disease](https://ccianet.org/articles/banning-ai-investments-is-a-cure-worse-than-the-purported-disease/): Part 1 of the 2025 U.S. Tech Leadership and Regulation Series - [The New Administration Should “Click to Cancel” the FTC’s New Negative Option Rule](https://ccianet.org/articles/the-new-administration-should-click-to-cancel-the-ftcs-new-negative-option-rule/): Among the dozens of regulations that the new Administration intends to repeal, the amended Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “Click-to-Cancel” rule, which unnecessarily attacks and burdens consumer subscriptions, should move to the top of the list. - [DeepSeek-R1: A Wake-Up Call for U.S. AI Infrastructure Needs](https://ccianet.org/articles/deepseek-r1-a-wake-up-call-for-u-s-ai-infrastructure-needs/): The launch of DeepSeek-R1, a groundbreaking AI model from China, is more than just a technological milestone—it’s a wake-up call for policymakers in the United States. DeepSeek-R1, developed by a Chinese firm widely believed to have substantial government backing, promises potential advancements in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, weather modeling, and defense simulations. While American companies remain leaders in many aspects of AI development, the rise of models like DeepSeek-R1 highlights how close the competition with foreign rivals is. There’s one area where America is shooting itself in the foot: red tape and process requirements are radically slowing down the construction of infrastructure needed to support cutting-edge AI technologies. - [How Can Europe Stay Ahead in the AI Revolution?](https://ccianet.org/articles/how-can-europe-stay-ahead-in-the-ai-revolution/): As global competition in artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies, 2025 promises to become a pivotal year for the European Union. Central to this challenge is the implementation of the EU’s landmark AI Act, with key elements such as the Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) developers set to take shape in the coming months. - [The Global Landscape of Digital Services Taxes](https://ccianet.org/articles/global-landscape-of-digital-services-taxes/): Over the past decade, the dramatic growth of digitally-enabled services, particularly those supplied by U.S. firms, provided a convenient target for countries looking to raise revenue without the political cost of burdening local firms. Justified by assertions that large foreign firms weren’t paying their “fair share” for the privilege of accessing a market (despite the fact that firms were taxed in their home jurisdictions) these discriminatory taxes on U.S. firms have surged, starting in 2019. Emerging in parallel to longstanding multilateral efforts to reform global tax practices, digital services taxes (DSTs) were a unilateral response borne of impatience with that process, and dramatically upended principles that have governed international corporate taxation for over 100 years: just as the United States does not assert a right to tax the profits a foreign company makes on a physical product exported to the United States, so too do we expect that country to refrain from taxing the profits generated by digitally-delivered services originating from firms located in the United States. But countries around the world are increasingly doing just that: adopting discriminatory taxation regimes that target U.S. firms offering cross-border services and exempting local competitors. The proliferation of such measures risks undermining U.S. exports, tax base, and trade relations with close allies. Although the situation has remained in precarious stasis for the past few years, 2025 appears likely to bring renewed activity on this front, with the incoming U.S. administration signaling interest in the issue. - [How the Next Administration can Support our Digital Economy](https://ccianet.org/articles/how-the-next-administration-can-support-our-digital-economy/): As the incoming Administration takes power, it must support the digital services that have epitomized our thriving digital economy and fostered the trade surplus we’ve seen grow in 2023 by 267 billion dollars. - [AI and Privacy: EDPB Opinion on Data Processing for AI Model Training](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-and-privacy-edpb-opinion-on-data-processing-for-ai-model-training/): CCIA Europe recently spoke with experts Théodore Christakis (Professor of International and European Law) and Etienne Drouard (Partner at Hogan Lovells) about the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) upcoming opinion on data processing for AI model training.  - [Exploring 15 Years of Tech Innovation With CCIA Europe – And What’s Next for AI?](https://ccianet.org/articles/exploring-15-years-of-tech-innovation-whats-next-for-ai/): CCIA Europe is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, which is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how technology has transformed the lives of Europeans over the past decade and a half – and to imagine what the future holds.  - [The Incoming Administration Should Beware Inflationary Anti-Tech Measures](https://ccianet.org/articles/incoming-administration-should-beware-inflationary-anti-tech-measures/): By Trevor Wagener, CCIA’s Chief Economist and Director of the CCIA Research Center; formerly Deputy Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of State during the first Trump Administration - [Celebrating 15 Years of CCIA Europe: Milestones in Tech Advocacy](https://ccianet.org/articles/ccia-europe-celebrating-tech-advocacy-milestones/): This year marks the 15th anniversary of CCIA Europe. We already celebrated that milestone a few weeks ago in Brussels, and around the world we’ve passed 50, but in this article I’d like to take you along on our journey, reflecting on how far we’ve come and all of CCIA Europe’s achievements since 2009. - [EU AI Act Implementation: Drafting the Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models](https://ccianet.org/articles/ai-act-implementation-code-of-practice-for-general-purpose-ai/): As an important step in the implementation of the EU’s landmark AI Act, the European Commission’s AI Office is currently facilitating the drafting of a voluntary Code of Practice for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, which needs to be ready by May 2025. Last week, the very first draft of the Code was unveiled, and stakeholders taking part in the drafting process will start discussing it (in dedicated working groups) this week already. - [Consumers Beware: Potential Costs of DOJ Antitrust Remedies in the Google Search Trial ](https://ccianet.org/articles/consumers-beware-potential-costs-of-doj-antitrust-remedies-in-the-google-search-trial/): As the Google Search antitrust trial enters its remedy phase, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) potential request for remedies could have far-reaching consequences for consumers and the broader economy. At a time when technology has become a critical source of American economic growth, some of the remedies being considered in this case could raise costs for consumers and small businesses, while exacerbating concerns around inflation.  - [California Capitol Closeout: Key Highlights from the 2024 Legislative Session](https://ccianet.org/articles/california-capitol-closeout-key-highlights-from-the-2024-legislative-session/): As the 2024 California legislative session concludes, several noteworthy bills focused on regulating various aspects of the tech sector are worth exploring in greater depth. Popular themes emerged, including the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impacts on healthcare, employment decisions, discrimination, deepfakes, privacy, and election integrity. AI was not the only topic in the spotlight; online safety also received significant attention. This session saw the introduction and passage of numerous bills aimed at regulating social media. These include new reporting requirements for cyberbullying and mandates to remove harmful content, such as illegal digital replicas and unauthorized political deepfakes.  - [Appetite for Digital Trade Rules and Defending U.S. Interests Abroad Redevelops in Congress](https://ccianet.org/articles/appetite-digital-trade-rules-defending-us-interests-abroad-redevelops-in-congress/): The need to negotiate and enforce digital trade commitments is receiving renewed attention in the U.S. government, with bipartisan support coalescing around re-asserting U.S. leadership on the global stage.  - [Demand-Pull Inflation: Why Retailers Raise Prices More Than Their Input Costs](https://ccianet.org/articles/demand-pull-inflation-why-retailers-raise-prices-more-than-their-input-costs/): Much of the media coverage of the FTC’s lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger of grocery store operators Kroger and Albertsons has focused on the report that Kroger raised some prices for consumers more than input prices increased for the retailer during the inflationary episode after the COVID-19 pandemic. For many non-economists, this report seemed outrageous. It evoked images of greedy executives “price gouging” at the grocery store, leading to higher bills for consumers and shrinking purchasing power for consumers. But not all inflation is created equal. Among the different types, demand-pull inflation is particularly important to understand, especially when trying to grasp why retailers might increase prices more than the rise in their own costs. - [Panel Urges Policymakers to Consider Past Lessons on Link Tax Policies](https://ccianet.org/articles/panel-urges-policymakers-consider-past-lessons-link-tax-policies/): As the alarming trend of link tax policies at the state, federal, and global levels continues, policymakers must study the harmful effects of this legislation where they have been implemented. This warning was echoed throughout a recent CCIA panel discussion featuring policy experts Erin Millar, Paula Bernardi, Axel Bruns, and Michael Geist. Moderated by Jeff Jarvis, the panel focused on past and present mandatory online news payments and their chilling effect on innovation and growth for the news industry and the online information ecosystem in Canada, Australia, and other parts of the world. - [“License and Hire” Drives Economic Efficiency, AI Innovation, and U.S. National Security](https://ccianet.org/articles/license-hire-drives-economic-efficiency-ai-innovation-us-national-security/): In recent months, digital economy leaders Amazon and Microsoft have both licensed technology and hired substantial portions of the staff from startups Adept AI and Inflection AI, respectively. These “license and hire” moves have sparked debate among policymakers about their implications, with some policymakers pushing for antitrust investigations. However, a closer examination reveals that such practices are not only beneficial but essential for efficiently allocating resources, promoting AI innovation, and ensuring the United States remains competitive in the global AI race. - [State of the States: Navigating Tech Legislation in 2024](https://ccianet.org/articles/states-navigating-tech-legislation-2024/): Following a few years of growing interest in technology policy among state legislators, 2024 saw a significant increase in the number of bills addressing a wide range of tech topics, including artificial intelligence (AI), children’s online safety, and consumer data privacy, among others. Additionally, notable proposals in states such as California, Florida, Minnesota, Maryland, New York, and Vermont, swiftly moved through the legislative process. With a growing number of states having trifecta control—where the same party holds the governor's office and both legislative chambers—it became increasingly challenging for problematic proposals to be halted or amended during state legislative sessions. As of August 19, 2024, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control. - [California Workers and Pension Plans Are Victims of Anti-Tech Policies](https://ccianet.org/articles/california-workers-pension-plans-victims-anti-tech-policies/): In California, there are more than 66,000 businesses active in the digital economy. They employ more than 1.6 million Californians and account for more than 10% of the state’s GDP. Californians are disproportionately paying the costs of politically motivated legal attacks on America’s leading tech companies. - [Policy Experts Highlight the Problems with Link Taxes](https://ccianet.org/articles/policy-experts-highlight-problems-link-taxes/): As the debate surrounding link taxes advances, it is more vital now than ever to discuss the negative impacts of these types of legislation, both on the internet and for the news ecosystem. CCIA’s recent panel discussion on these policies at the state, federal, and global levels featured policy experts including Public Knowledge’s Lisa Macpherson, LION Publishers’ Chris Krewson, and internet attorney Cathy Gellis. Moderated by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, the conversation focused on what these policies entail, their concerning ramifications, and why they are not the solution to increasing pressures on the journalism industry.  - [The White House Gets Clear Guidance on Digital Trade, U.S. Trade Leaders Should Follow Suit](https://ccianet.org/articles/white-house-gets-clear-guidance-on-digital-trade-us-trade-leaders-should-follow-suit/): Out of the haze of confusing and conflicting messages on trade, almost entirely neglecting U.S. interests in foreign markets, we now have at least one clear voice of reason from the President’s economic advisory bodies.  - [New State Department Strategy Underscores Importance of U.S. Leadership in Digital Trade](https://ccianet.org/articles/new-state-department-strategy-underscores-importance-us-leadership-digital-trade/): A new international digital policy strategy released by the State Department this week signaled a welcome return to the United States displaying an affirmative agenda for U.S. interests in the digital space. This State Department vision is essential to promote the open internet and to combat the rise of digital authoritarianism and digital sovereignty and warrants the support of U.S. trade policy, including in the development, negotiation, and enforcement of binding rules. - [Amazon’s partnership with Anthropic should not trigger UK merger scrutiny](https://ccianet.org/articles/amazons-partnership-with-anthropic-should-not-trigger-uk-merger-scrutiny/): The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sought views on whether a recently announced partnership between Amazon Anthropic should be investigated as a relevant merger under its Enterprise Act of 2022, and how that partnership might affect competition. When the investigation was announced, CCIA raised concerns with Matthew Sinclair, Senior Director, UK arguing that “CMA should act proportionately and not risk the UK’s hard-won reputation for responsible regulation.” - [Digital Trade Rules Promote U.S. Interests Abroad and Still Enjoy Bipartisan Support](https://ccianet.org/articles/digital-trade-rules-promote-us-interests-abroad-still-enjoy-bipartisan-support/): U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai testified before the House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees on April 16 and April 17, respectively, for oversight hearings examining the Biden Administration’s trade agenda. In these hearings, Amb. Tai doubled down on recent statements suggesting digital trade rules should be revised and weakened if not abandoned. This narrative of digital trade being unworthy of policy support, even when involving U.S. interests abroad comes as the USTR withdrew support for strong digital trade provisions at the World Trade Organization and in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and removed several key digital trade barriers from the congressionally-mandated National Trade Estimate report.  - [Proposed Minnesota Social Media Legislation Would Undermine First Amendment Protections](https://ccianet.org/articles/jordan-rodell-proposed-minnesota-social-media-legislation-would-undermine-first-amendment-protections/): A new Minnesota proposal stands poised to follow Texas and Florida in violating centuries of First Amendment protections against government compelling or blocking speech. The proposed legislation raises similar concerns to cases the Supreme Court heard last month to block Texas and Florida social media laws on constitutional grounds. These bills (HF 4400/SF 4696) put Minnesotans at risk of more government control over online speech. - [Protecting youth or infringing upon fundamental rights? Examining the First Amendment implications of HB 3](https://ccianet.org/articles/protecting-youth-or-infringing-upon-fundamental-rights-implications-florida-hb3/): We firmly support the authority of parents — not the state — in deciding what is best for their child. - [Standard Essential Patents in the EU: How Outdated SEP Regulation Hurts Innovation ](https://ccianet.org/articles/standard-essential-patents-in-eu-how-outdated-sep-regulation-hurts-innovation/): The European Union is currently overhauling its regulatory framework for the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs), which are patents that must be used in order for a product to comply with a technical standard. For example, patents for USB or Wi-Fi technology used in many different products are SEPs.  - [The DoJ’s Lawsuit Against Apple Follows the EU’s Playbook ](https://ccianet.org/articles/dojs-lawsuit-against-apple-follows-eus-playbook/): After months of speculation and a four-year investigation, the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) Antitrust Division, alongside multiple state & district attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against Apple. In its suit, the DoJ is accusing the company of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals from accessing hardware and software features of its iPhone. This is the most recent example of U.S. authorities taking a more interventionist approach to innovative markets, following other digital sector lawsuits by the DoJ and the FTC last fall. ## Library Items - [SIIA Led Coalition Letter on NYC Council AI Hearing](https://ccianet.org/library/siia-led-coalition-letter-on-nyc-council-ai-hearing/) - [CCIA Comments on PA SB 806](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-pa-sb-806/) - [Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice – CCIA response](https://ccianet.org/library/fraudulent-advertising-codes-of-practice-ccia-response/) - [Consultation: Giving users more choice, control and trust in their online experience – CCIA response](https://ccianet.org/library/consultation-giving-users-more-choice-control-and-trust-in-their-online-experience-ccia-response/) - [Joint Association Letter on Section 232 Semiconductor and Robotics Tariffs](https://ccianet.org/library/joint-association-letter-on-section-232-semiconductor-and-robotics-tariffs/) - [Beyond Speculation: How the Digital Networks Act (DNA) Codifies Pathways Towards Network Fees – CCIA Europe Explainer](https://ccianet.org/library/beyond-speculation-how-the-digital-networks-act-dna-codifies-pathways-towards-network-fees-ccia-europe-explainer/) - [Joint letter on the EU Product Act](https://ccianet.org/library/joint-letter-on-the-eu-product-act/) - [CCIA Reply Comments ET Docket No. 21-232](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-reply-comments-et-docket-no-21-232/) - [2026 Digital Consumer Information Alliance manifesto](https://ccianet.org/library/2026-digital-consumer-information-alliance-manifesto/) - [International Copyright Frameworks for AI Training](https://ccianet.org/library/international-copyright-frameworks-for-ai-training-2/) - [CCIA Comments in Response to the FTC’s Request for Public Comment Regarding Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-in-response-to-the-ftcs-request-for-public-comment-regarding-proposed-enforcement-policy-statement-regarding-personalized-pricing/) - [Swifter and Simpler Competition Redress, Regulatory Appeals and Competition Enforcement – CCIA response](https://ccianet.org/library/swifter-and-simpler-competition-redress-regulatory-appeals-and-competition-enforcement-ccia-response/) - [Top Digital Trade Barriers in the G20](https://ccianet.org/library/top-digital-trade-barriers-in-the-g20/) - [2026-09-24 CCIA Comments DHS Docket USCIS 2026-0298](https://ccianet.org/library/2026-09-24-ccia-comments-dhs-docket-uscis-2026-0298/) - [CCIA UK Response to Lords DigComm Committee inquiry – Online Safety Act implementation](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-uk-response-to-lords-digcomm-committee-inquiry-online-safety-act-implementation/) - [CCIA Europe comments on Greek social media ban bill – TRIS Notification 2026/0233/GR](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-comments-on-greek-social-media-ban-bill-tris-notification-2026-0233-gr/) - [Brief of US*MADE, CCIA, and NRF in Support of Samsung and Affirmance](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-usmade-ccia-and-nrf-in-support-of-samsung-and-affirmance/) - [CCIA Comments on VT AADC Proposed Regulations](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-vt-aadc-proposed-regulations/) - [Brief for Amici Curiae CCIA, NetChoice, and SIIA in Support of Petitioner Apple, Inc.](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-for-amici-curiae-ccia-netchoice-and-siia-in-support-of-petitioner-apple-inc/) - [CCIA Comments in Response to the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Draft Amendment to the Law on Competition](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-in-response-to-the-vietnam-ministry-of-industry-and-trades-draft-amendment-to-the-law-on-competition/) - [TELECOM FCC Covered List Policy Brief](https://ccianet.org/library/telecom-fcc-covered-list-policy-brief/) - [CalChamber Led Coalition Veto Request on California SB 923](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-coalition-veto-request-on-california-sb-923/) - [CalChamber Led Coalition Veto Request on California AB 1609](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-coalition-veto-request-on-california-ab-1609/) - [CalChamber Led Coalition Veto Request on California AB 1542](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-coalition-veto-request-on-california-ab-1542/) - [Brief of CCIA, SIIA, BSA, US*MADE, AAI, HTIA, ACT & NRF in Support of Petitioner Kahoot!](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-ccia-siia-bsa-usmade-aai-htia-act-nrf-in-support-of-petitioner-kahoot/) - [Amicus Brief of CCIA and SIIA in Support of Plaintiff-Appellants Meta, TikTok, and Google](https://ccianet.org/library/amicus-brief-of-ccia-and-siia-in-support-of-plaintiff-appellants-meta-tiktok-and-google/) - [Joint Statement on Minor Protection](https://ccianet.org/library/joint-statement-on-minor-protection/) - [CalChamber Led Request for Veto Letter on California AB 1776](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-request-for-veto-letter-on-california-ab-1776/) - [TechNet Led Request for Veto on California AB 1709](https://ccianet.org/library/technet-led-request-for-veto-on-california-ab-1709/) - [CCIA response – Consultation on the designation of Radio Selection Services](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-response-consultation-on-the-designation-of-radio-selection-services/) - [CCIA response – data flows you can trust](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-response-data-flows-you-can-trust/) - [CCIA Europe Response to Call for Evidence for an AI Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-response-to-call-for-evidence-for-an-ai-strategy-for-the-cultural-and-creative-sectors/) - [France’s Barriers to U.S. Digital Services Suppliers](https://ccianet.org/library/frances-barriers-to-u-s-digital-services-suppliers/) - [CCIA Comments on FCC Docket 21-232](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-fcc-docket-21-232/) - [CCIA Led Request for Veto Coalition Letter on California SB 1050](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-led-request-for-veto-coalition-letter-on-california-sb-1050/) - [CCIA Led Request for Signature Letter on California AB 1766](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-led-request-for-signature-letter-on-california-ab-1766/) - [Business Trades Letter on OPT](https://ccianet.org/library/business-trades-letter-on-opt/) - [Cross-industry Letter on Digitisation for the EU Product Act](https://ccianet.org/library/cross-industry-letter-on-digitisation-for-the-eu-product-act/) - [CCIA Comments on Colorado Attorney General Rulemaking Comment Request on Conversational Chatbot Operation](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-colorado-attorney-general-rulemaking-comment-request-on-conversational-chatbot-operation/) - [CCIA Comments on Colorado Attorney General Rulemaking Comment Request on Automated Decision Making Technologies](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-colorado-attorney-general-rulemaking-comment-request-on-automated-decision-making-technologies/) - [CCIA Led Request for Veto Letter on California SB 1130](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-led-request-for-veto-letter-on-california-sb-1130/) - [TechNet Led Request for Veto Letter on California AB 1705](https://ccianet.org/library/technet-led-request-for-veto-letter-on-california-ab-1705/) - [CCIA Europe letter to EU Commission on short-term rental restrictions](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-letter-to-eu-commission-on-short-term-rental-restrictions/) - [CCIA Reply Comments on FCC Dockets 26-96, 10-90](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-reply-comments-on-fcc-dockets-26-96-10-90/) - [Supplementary Input to Watch this Space: a new strategic direction for UK media](https://ccianet.org/library/supplementary-input-to-watch-this-space-a-new-strategic-direction-for-uk-media/) - [Response to DCMS consultation “Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media”](https://ccianet.org/library/response-to-dcms-consultation-watch-this-space-a-new-strategic-direction-for-uk-media/) - [Multi-Association Comment of FAA Regulatory Streamlining](https://ccianet.org/library/multi-association-comment-of-faa-regulatory-streamlining/) - [CCIA Comments in Response to the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Revisions to the Business Combination Guidelines](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-in-response-to-the-japan-fair-trade-commissions-request-for-public-comments-on-the-proposed-revisions-to-the-business-combination-guidelines/) - [Australia’s Final News Bargaining Tax Revisions Fail to Address Fundamental Concerns](https://ccianet.org/library/australias-final-news-bargaining-tax-revisions-fail-to-address-fundamental-concerns/) - [France’s Video-Sharing Platform Tax Risks Further Discriminatory Taxation of U.S. Digital Services](https://ccianet.org/library/frances-video-sharing-platform-tax-risks-further-discriminatory-taxation-of-u-s-digital-services/) - [Response to Call for Input – Consumer interest and AI – Regulatory, policymakers, industry & consumer tools](https://ccianet.org/library/response-to-call-for-input-consumer-interest-and-ai-regulatory-policymakers-industry-consumer-tools/) - [Response to Consultation – Empowering people through data intermediaries](https://ccianet.org/library/response-to-consultation-empowering-people-through-data-intermediaries/) - [India’s Digital Competition Bill](https://ccianet.org/library/indias-digital-competition-bill/) - [Brief of CCIA, AI Progress and NetChoice as Amici Curiae in Support of Mosaic](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-ccia-ai-progress-and-netchoice-as-amici-curiae-in-support-of-mosaic/) - [Brief of CCIA, US*Made, AAI, HTIA, ACT, SIIA, BSA, and NRF in Support of Tesla](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-ccia-usmade-aai-htia-act-siia-bsa-and-nrf-in-support-of-tesla/) - [Amici Curiae Brief of SIIA and CCIA in Support of Defendants-Respondents](https://ccianet.org/library/amici-curiae-brief-of-siia-and-ccia-in-support-of-defendants-respondents/) - [CCIA Feedback to EU WRC27 Consultation](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-feedback-to-eu-wrc27-consultation/) - [CCIA Veto Request on NY A 3411](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-veto-request-on-ny-a-3411/) - [CalChamber Led Floor Alert on California AB 1018](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-floor-alert-on-california-ab-1018/) - [CCIA QFR Responses to SJC (Grassley) for Hearing on From Genes to Machines – the Patent Eligibility Debate](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-qfr-responses-to-sjc-grassley-for-hearing-on-from-genes-to-machines-the-patent-eligibility-debate/) - [CCIA QFR Responses to SJC (Coons) for Hearing on From Genes to Machines – the Patent Eligibility Debate](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-qfr-responses-to-sjc-coons-for-hearing-on-from-genes-to-machines-the-patent-eligibility-debate/) - [CCIA QFR Responses to SJC (Tillis) for Hearing on From Genes to Machines – the Patent Eligibility Debate](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-qfr-responses-to-sjc-tillis-for-hearing-on-from-genes-to-machines-the-patent-eligibility-debate/) - [Motion Picture Association Led Floor Alert on California SB 1050](https://ccianet.org/library/motion-picture-association-led-floor-alert-on-california-sb-1050/) - [TechNet Led Floor Alert on California SB 1130](https://ccianet.org/library/technet-led-floor-alert-on-california-sb-1130/) - [CalChamber Led Floor Alert on California AB 1542](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-floor-alert-on-california-ab-1542/) - [TechNet Led Floor Alert on California AB 2](https://ccianet.org/library/technet-led-floor-alert-on-california-ab-2/) - [Brief of Amici Curiae CCIA, SIIA, CHOP, NetChoice, and TechNet in Support of Apple](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-amici-curiae-ccia-siia-chop-netchoice-and-technet-in-support-of-apple/) - [Mapping Digital Trade Provisions (Last Updated: 8/18/26)](https://ccianet.org/library/mapping-digital-trade-provisions-last-updated-8-18-26/) - [Amicus Curiae Letter of CCIA in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandate](https://ccianet.org/library/amicus-curiae-letter-of-ccia-in-support-of-petition-for-writ-of-mandate/) - [CCIA, US*Made, AAI, HTIA, ACT, SIIA, and NRF Amicus Brief in Support of Intel Corp. and Google, LLC](https://ccianet.org/ccia-et-al-brief-support-intel-v-squires/) - [Coalition Extension Request for FCC Secure Equipment 3FNPRM](https://ccianet.org/library/coalition-extension-request-for-fcc-secure-equipment-3fnprm/) - [CCIA Comments on the California Law Revision Commission’s Mergers and Acquisitions Recommendations](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-the-california-law-revision-commissions-mergers-and-acquisitions-recommendations/) - [Tier 1 Standards Code consultation response](https://ccianet.org/library/tier-1-standards-code-consultation-response/) - [Steering Conduct Requirement response to consultation](https://ccianet.org/library/steering-conduct-requirement-response-to-consultation/) - [CCIA and SIIA Joint Letter on MA S 3228/H 5576](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-and-siia-joint-letter-on-ma-s-3228-h-5576/) - [Tech: NYC Led Coalition Letter on NY S 8623/A 9349](https://ccianet.org/library/tech-nyc-led-coalition-letter-on-ny-s-8623-a-9349/) - [CalChamber Led Coalition Letter on California AB 1776](https://ccianet.org/library/calchamber-led-coalition-letter-on-california-ab-1776-3/) - [CCIA Response to Canada Age Assurance Guidelines](https://ccianet.org/library/2027-08-04-privacy-ccia-response-to-canada-age-assurance-guidelines/) - [CCIA Letter to Senate Commerce – Concerns KOSA, YAPA, CHATBOT](https://ccianet.org/library/2026-08-04-fed-aff-ccia-concerns-kosa-yapa-chatbot/) - [CCIA Comments on FAA Docket 2026-4558](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-faa-docket-2026-4558/) - [CCIA Veto Request on NY S 9269](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-veto-request-on-ny-s-9269/) - [CCIA Chapter Amendment Request on NY S 8623/A 9349](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-chapter-amendment-request-on-ny-s-8623-a-9349/) - [Vietnam Online Gaming Regulations](https://ccianet.org/library/vietnam-online-gaming-regulations/) - [CCIA Comments on UNESCO Guidance on Fair Compensation for News](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-unesco-guidance-on-fair-compensation-for-news/) - [CCIA Comments on the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s Workshop on Software Taxes Enacted in CA SB 122](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-the-california-department-of-tax-and-fee-administrations-workshop-on-software-taxes-enacted-in-ca-sb-122/) - [2026 Status of Key Digital Services Taxes](https://ccianet.org/library/2026-status-of-key-digital-services-taxes/) - [ASFA July 2026 Hearing Letter](https://ccianet.org/library/asfa-july-2026-hearing-letter/) - [Response to Call for Evidence – NFC Access](https://ccianet.org/library/response-to-call-for-evidence-nfc-access/) - [Brief of Amici Curiae CCIA and SIIA in support of NetChoice](https://ccianet.org/library/brief-of-amici-curiae-ccia-and-siia-in-support-of-netchoice/) - [Joint Industry Statement on the EU Rating Scheme for Data Centres](https://ccianet.org/library/joint-industry-statement-on-the-eu-rating-scheme-for-data-centres/) - [CCIA Europe comments on French social media ban bill – TRIS Notification 2026/0185/FR](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-comments-on-french-social-media-ban-bill-tris-notification-2026-0185-fr/) - [CCIA Explainer on Brazil’s Digital Markets Bill](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-explainer-on-brazils-digital-markets-bill/) - [CCIA Comments on Colorado Automated Decision Making Technology Act Rulemaking Period](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-colorado-automated-decision-making-technology-act-rulemaking-period/) - [Initiative for Digital Africa (IDA) Comments to USTR on AGOA Eligibility](https://ccianet.org/library/initiative-for-digital-africa-ida-comments-to-ustr-on-agoa-eligibility/) - [CCIA Ex-Parte on Docket No. 21-232](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-ex-parte-on-docket-no-21-232/) - [Korea’s Proposed Digital Services Tax](https://ccianet.org/library/koreas-proposed-digital-services-tax/) - [CCIA Veto Request on DE HB 145](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-veto-request-on-de-hb-145/) - [CCIA Opening Statement – Senate Judiciary Committee – Hearing – From Genes to Machines the Patent Eligibility Debate](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-opening-statement-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-from-genes-to-machines-the-patent-eligibility-debate/) - [CCIA Written Testimony – Senate Judiciary Committee – Hearing – From Genes to Machines the Patent Eligibility Debate](https://ccianet.org/library/patents-ccia-written-testimony-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-from-genes-to-machines-the-patent-eligibility-debate/) - [CCIA Europe feedback on the draft Commission’s guidelines on trusted flaggers](https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-feedback-on-the-draft-commissions-guidelines-on-trusted-flaggers/) ## Litigation - [CCIA v. Paxton (W.D. Tex.)](https://ccianet.org/litigation/ccia-v-paxton-w-d-tex/): CCIA is challenging Texas SB 2420, the “App Store Accountability Act,” as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech and interstate commerce. - [CCIA & NetChoice v. Uthmeier](https://ccianet.org/litigation/ccia-netchoice-v-moody-florida-hb3/): CCIA is a co-plaintiff, along with NetChoice, in challenging several state laws that would restrict users’ access to lawful content that is protected by the First Amendment. - [CCIA & NetChoice v. Paxton](https://ccianet.org/litigation/ccia-netchoice-v-paxton/): CCIA is a co-plaintiff, along with NetChoice, challenging Texas HB18, the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, which attempts to age-gate the internet. Texas’s latest attempt to regulate online speech and block access to information — its online age verification and parental consent law — violates the First Amendment, as does a governmental mandate forcing websites to gather personal information about minors and adults to verify users’ ages and family relationship. - [NetChoice & CCIA v. Paxton](https://ccianet.org/litigation/netchoice-ccia-v-paxton/): CCIA and NetChoice stopped the Texas and Florida “must-carry” statutes from becoming effective and are taking these challenges to the U.S. Supreme Court, which already has granted emergency relief.  - [NetChoice & CCIA v. Uthmeier](https://ccianet.org/litigation/netchoice-ccia-v-moody/): CCIA and NetChoice stopped Florida SB7072, best described as a “must-carry” statute for the internet, from becoming effective and took this challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court.  ## Team - [Beatriz Tomé Rodríguez](https://ccianet.org/about/team/beatriz-tome-rodriguez/): Beatriz is Communications Associate at Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe), where she supports the Brussels team’s communication and media relations. Prior to joining CCIA Europe, she gained extensive experience as a Senior Account Executive at various public affairs consultancies.  - [Alessia Loi](https://ccianet.org/about/team/alessia-loi/): Alessia Loi is Junior Policy Associate at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) in Brussels, where she focuses on connectivity related files.  - [Albane Vannier](https://ccianet.org/about/team/albane-vannier/): Albane Vannier is Policy Manager for Online Safety at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) in Brussels, where she leads the Association’s EU advocacy on consumer protection, online safety, and platform-related policies. - [Theo Leavell](https://ccianet.org/about/team/theo-leavell/): Theo Leavell is a Trade Policy Manager at CCIA, where he focuses on issues such as cloud security, AI governance, internet governance, data localization, platform regulation, and intellectual property issues.  - [Rachel Grey](https://ccianet.org/about/team/rachel-grey/): Rachel Grey is Technology Policy Counsel at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) where she works on telecommunications, drones, immigration, and e-commerce and counterfeit initiatives. Before joining CCIA, she served as Director of Research & Regulatory Policy at the National Small Business Association, where she spearheaded NSBA’s federal regulatory advocacy strategy. Rachel previously worked as Director of Policy Research at GuidePost Strategies, where she advised private sector clients on federal legislative and regulatory developments, and as an associate at Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, where she advised financial services clients on regulatory matters. - [Matt Mandel](https://ccianet.org/about/team/matt-mandel/): Matt Mandel is the Vice President of Federal Affairs at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), where he leads the association's federal advocacy strategies. - [John Lee](https://ccianet.org/about/team/john-lee/): J. John Lee is the Senior Director & Head of Intellectual Property Policy at CCIA. He leads the Association's intellectual property policy efforts, including with respect to patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. - [Charlotte Holloway](https://ccianet.org/about/team/charlotte-holloway/): Charlotte Holloway is Senior Manager, UK at CCIA UK, where she supports the association’s engagement with UK policymakers and stakeholders across a range of technology policy issues including competition, artificial intelligence, digital regulation, trade, and online safety. - [Charlotte Dantin](https://ccianet.org/about/team/charlotte-dantin/): Charlotte Dantin is Intellectual Property and Audiovisual Policy Manager at the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Brussels office, where she leads on audiovisual policy, copyright, and intellectual property (IP). - [Mitchell Rutledge](https://ccianet.org/about/team/mitchell-rutledge/): Mitchell Rutledge is Technology and Security Policy Manager at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe), where he focuses on a range of EU files including cybersecurity, digital accessibility, and transatlantic technology policy.  - [Yaswant Devarakonda](https://ccianet.org/about/team/yaswant-devarakonda/): Dr. Yaswant Devarakonda is a Manager for the Space & Spectrum Policy Center at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Prior to CCIA, he was the American Institute of Physics Fellow at the Department of State's Office of Space Affairs, where he led on the Department's commercial space strategy and on MENA space diplomacy. He has also served as the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow and Acting Deputy Director of Public Policy at the American Astronomical Society, where he advocated on space science issues such as federal science funding, workforce development, and dark & quiet skies.  - [Burke Kappler](https://ccianet.org/about/team/burke-kappler/): Burke Kappler is the Director for the Litigation Center at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA).  In this role, he leads and coordinates the Litigation Center's direct litigation and amicus curiae work. - [Michael Marn](https://ccianet.org/about/team/michael-marn/): Michael Marn is Senior Manager, Federal Affairs at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). - [Kyle Sepe](https://ccianet.org/about/team/kyle-sepe/): Kyle Sepe is the Regional State Policy Manager for the Northeast at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. He has 12 years of experience in government affairs. Prior to joining CCIA, Kyle served as the State Government Relations and Grassroots Advocacy lead at Wakefern Food Corp, the largest retailer cooperative of supermarkets in the U.S. Also, he was a lobbyist at the Insurance Council of New Jersey representing property & casualty insurers.  - [Tom Mann](https://ccianet.org/about/team/tom-mann/): Tom Mann is the Regional State Policy Manager for the Southeast at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Prior to joining CCIA, Tom served as Senior Policy Advisor and Manager of State Government Relations at the American Telemedicine Association, where he led state-level advocacy efforts and launched and managed the organization’s political action committee. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Robert Morris University and a master’s degree in public policy from Liberty University. - [Aodhan Downey](https://ccianet.org/about/team/aodhan-downey/): Aodhan Downey is the Western State Policy Manager at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) where he represents the Association’s interests in Western U.S. statehouses. He advocates for privacy, competition, content moderation, and emerging technology issues on behalf of CCIA.  - [Karina Perez](https://ccianet.org/about/team/karina-perez/): Karina Perez is the Director of CCIA's Space & Spectrum Policy Center. She is the former Director for Unmanned and Emerging Aviation Technologies at the Aerospace Industries Association. In this role, she worked with AIA’s members regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Advanced Air Mobility, and Spectrum, among other areas, and worked to find industry consensus on complex issues facing the aviation industry. - [Megan Stokes](https://ccianet.org/about/team/megan-stokes/): Megan Stokes is the State Policy Director at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. She has over 16 years of experience monitoring state legislation and advocating on a variety of topics from online privacy to behavioral healthcare. Prior to joining CCIA, Megan worked at public unions, trade associations, and government consulting organizations. She holds a BA in Political Science from Salisbury University. - [Leonardo Veneziani](https://ccianet.org/about/team/leonardo-veneziani/): Leonardo is EU Policy Manager in the Brussels office of the Computer & Communications Industry Association. As part of his role, he focuses primarily on sustainability and sustainable hardware policies, payments and e-commerce/platform economy. - [Jesse Lieberfeld](https://ccianet.org/about/team/jesse-lieberfeld/): Jesse Lieberfeld is the Computer and Communications Industry Association's Policy Counsel, advocating for CCIA's initiatives regarding cybersecurity, data privacy, and law enforcement access to data. Before joining CCIA, Jesse served as an associate attorney with Xtrategy LLP, where he advised the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Data Officer on data governance, administrative law, and regulatory compliance. Jesse previously worked as a legal fellow for the University of California Davis’s Information Security Office. There, he reviewed vendor contracts and data sharing agreements and advised the university on privacy, information security risks, and PCI-DSS compliance. He was previously the Microsoft Digital Civil Liberties Fellow at the Cordell Institute for Policy in Law and Medicine, and has interned at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Bay Area Legal Aid.  - [Craig Jones](https://ccianet.org/about/team/craig-jones/): Craig Jones is a Communications Manager at CCIA. He supports the organization's advocacy efforts and is responsible for CCIA’s Research Center outreach and communications. Before joining CCIA, he worked as the Editor-in-Chief at Newswise for over a decade, developing and distributing news releases and pitches for research institutions. He’s also worked as a freelance writer and editor for various publications, from writing puzzles and games to covering local events in the Charlottesville area. - [Victor Paduchak](https://ccianet.org/about/team/victor-paduchak/): Victor Paduchak is a Competition Manager in CCIA’s Washington DC office where he focuses on antitrust and competition policy and law advocacy. Prior to joining CCIA, he worked at Bloomberg Tax, creating practitioner guidance on state and federal taxation law. Victor has also served as Legislative Director and Deputy Legal Counsel in various offices of the Massachusetts Senate, including the Minority Leader's office, where he honed skills in stakeholder engagement, legal counsel, and dispute resolution. - [Brian McMillan](https://ccianet.org/about/team/brian-mcmillan/): Brian McMillan is the Head of U.S. Public Policy at the Computer & Communications Industry Association. There, he leads the Association’s domestic policy advocacy efforts. - [Matthew Sinclair](https://ccianet.org/about/team/matthew-sinclair/): Matthew Sinclair leads CCIA’s UK office and its engagement with UK policymakers across a broad range of technology policy issues, from competition to intellectual property to privacy and safety. - [Daniel Friedlaender](https://ccianet.org/about/team/daniel-friedlaender/): A Swiss and Canadian national, Daniel Friedlaender has been working in public affairs and policy for over 20 years. He holds an MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe, as well as an executive MBA from Imperial College, focusing on digital innovation and platform convergence. - [Daniel Luque Miranda](https://ccianet.org/about/team/daniel-luque-miranda/): Daniel Luque Miranda is Competition Manager in CCIA's Washington DC office where he focuses on antitrust and competition policy and advocacy. Before joining CCIA in 2023, he worked at a Colombian law firm focusing on competition cases. He also worked as a legal analyst for the International Organization for Migration. - [Boniface de Champris](https://ccianet.org/about/team/boniface-de-champris/): Boniface de Champris is AI Policy Lead at the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Brussels office, where he leads the association’s advocacy on AI and adjacent policy areas.  - [Mel Aldhizer](https://ccianet.org/about/team/mel-aldhizer/) - [Jonathan McHale](https://ccianet.org/about/team/jonathan-mchale/): Jonathan McHale is the Vice President, Digital Trade at CCIA, where he leads the Association’s digital trade advocacy in the United States and international fora. - [Kasper Peters](https://ccianet.org/about/team/kasper-peters/): Kasper Peters is Head of Communications at the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Brussels office. He is responsible for CCIA’s communication and media relations in Europe. - [Marina Babic](https://ccianet.org/about/team/marina-babic/): Marina Babic is the Executive Assistant for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, where her focus is on providing support to the executive team and making sure that the office management operations are handled accordingly. - [Krisztian Katona](https://ccianet.org/about/team/krisztiankatona/): Krisztian Katona is the Vice President of Global Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in Washington, DC, where he leads CCIA’s U.S. and international antitrust and regulatory strategy and advocacy. Krisztian has over twenty years of professional experience, including serving at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as Counsel for International Antitrust, responsible for multilateral antitrust affairs and international enforcement and policy cooperation. In that role, he represented the FTC and the U.S. Government in bilateral antitrust consultations and at international organizations, including the OECD Competition Committee and the International Competition Network (ICN). In 2019, he served as a senior FTC advisor at CADE, the Brazilian antitrust agency. In addition, he served as an attorney in the FTC’s Technology Enforcement Division, investigating and litigating potential antitrust law violations in the technology sector. During his 15-year government career, he also received the FTC Award for Distinguished Service. Before joining the FTC, he worked on antitrust and competition matters at the Washington, DC office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. - [Maria Teresa Stecher](https://ccianet.org/about/team/maria-teresa/): Maria Teresa is a Senior Policy Manager in the Brussels office of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, where she she leads on competition and connectivity policy, focusing on the Digital Markets Act, litigation, connectivity and space policy. - [Trevor Wagener](https://ccianet.org/about/team/trevor-wagener/): Trevor Wagener is the Director of the Research Center & Chief Economist for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, where he leads CCIA’s research agenda, conducts and oversees economic and policy research, and educates policy makers and the public about relevant empirical findings. - [Ethan Wham](https://ccianet.org/about/team/ethan-wham/): Ethan is a Policy Manager at the Computer & Communications Industry Association with a passion for Internet Governance affairs and interests in competition, innovation, privacy, and trade. At CCIA, Ethan manages the Disruptive Competition Project (Project DisCo), a blog that promotes disruptive innovation and competition with posts falling into 6 core categories: competition, intellectual property, digital trade, privacy, innovation, and the European Union. He began his career path as a volunteer for the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC) in 2014, where he later served as an Assistant Director and still actively participates. He additionally worked for Public Knowledge as a policy intern in 2016, focusing on telecom issues. - [Alexandre Roure](https://ccianet.org/about/team/alexandre-roure/): Alexandre Roure serves as Head of Policy and Deputy Head of Office at the Brussels office of the Computer & Communications Industry Association. - [Daniel Johnson](https://ccianet.org/about/team/daniel-johnson/): Dan Johnson is General Counsel for the Computer & Communications Industry Association. He also serves as Corporate Secretary for CCIA’s Board of Directors. Before joining the staff of CCIA in 2003, he served as an associate attorney at an intellectual property law firm in Miami, Florida and as a law clerk for a general civil litigation practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a computer consultant, a human resources specialist, and served our country in the Armed Forces. He has worked in different sectors of the economy, including, information technology, telecommunications, travel, insurance and intellectual property. - [Maggie Clark Brennan](https://ccianet.org/about/team/maggie-clark/): Maggie Clark Brennan is the Director of External Affairs for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, where her focus is on building relationships with member companies, industry peers and public policymakers to promote CCIA and its advocacy for the computer, telecommunications and internet industries. She is responsible for all conference and event planning and execution, as well as any related marketing and communications strategies. She also handles CCIA’s website content management and advocacy communications. - [Heather Greenfield](https://ccianet.org/about/team/heather-greenfield/): Heather Greenfield handles communications around CCIA's tech policy advocacy and media relations for the Washington DC and Brussels offices. She came from the National Journal’s Technology Daily where she wrote about tech industry lobbying, policy issues from internet governance to cybersecurity, and social media tools candidates were using to get elected. She was a reporter for Associated Press in Washington DC for 12 years working for newspaper, radio and TV affiliates. During this time she also wrote a column for TechWeek magazine, trained broadcast reporters in Ethiopia on U.S. investigative reporting techniques, and spent several months in Germany writing for die Tageszeitung in East Berlin as part of a journalist exchange program. Greenfield started as a television reporter and anchor and came to Washington as part of the APA’s Joan Shorenstein Barone Congressional Fellowship program in which she worked as a press assistant for the Senate Finance Committee under Chairman Lloyd Bentsen of Texas. - [Matthew Schruers](https://ccianet.org/about/team/matthew-schruers/): Matt Schruers is President & CEO of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). He represents the Association before Congress, courts, and the Administration and advises industry on matters including internet law, intellectual property, competition and international trade. He joined CCIA from private law practice in 2005 and has previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has also been an adjunct professor for over 10 years, teaching courses on intellectual property and internet law at the Georgetown University Law Center and Graduate School, and American University Washington College of Law. - [Edward J. Black](https://ccianet.org/about/team/edward-black/): Ed Black is currently CEO Emeritus and Chairman of the Board following his service to the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) as President & CEO from 1995 through 2019. He has helped make CCIA into a leading and even more highly respected trade association as he led the association's efforts on a wide range of policy matters relevant to CCIA and its member companies including international trade, competition, intellectual property, e-commerce, privacy, security, open standards, federal procurement and telecommunications. He remains committed to making sure that democratic principles and the broad public interest are protected as our open and free society struggles to adjust to the dynamic disruption of technology.