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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...
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CCIA Urges FCC to Rework Communications Supply Chain Proposal

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 R...
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  • Telecom
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CCIA Responds to Korea’s 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 ...
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    Tax
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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, ensurin...
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    Sustainability
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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.  The warni...
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    European Union
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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 W...
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  • Federal Affairs
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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 sh...
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  • Privacy
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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 co...
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  • Online Safety
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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 ...
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  • Privacy
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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...
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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...
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  • Privacy
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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 researc...
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    European Union