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FCC Wins Legal Challenge To Its Open Internet Order
June 14, 2016
Washington - A federal appeals court upheld the FCC’s Open Internet Order, rejecting various substantive and procedural attacks on the agency’s non-discrimination order. The Computer & Communi...
Tech Industry Supports Member States’ Efforts To Improve Criminal Justice In Cyberspace
June 10, 2016
Brussels, Belgium -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association, DIGITALEUROPE and BSA issued the joint statement below praising EU Member States for their balanced approach to improving c...
CCIA, IA, I2Coalition Support NTIA’s ICANN Transition Proposals Report
June 9, 2016
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Internet Association and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) issued the following statement today on the Nationa...
CCIA, IA, I2Coalition Support NTIA's ICANN Transition Proposals Report
June 9, 2016
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Internet Association and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) issued the following statement today on the Nationa...
CCIA Encourages FCC To Support Proposal To Increase Internet Bandwidth For 5G
June 8, 2016
Washington -- With growing demand for more mobile data at higher speeds, the Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted a letter to the FCC supporting a petition to allow more spectr...
Senate Considers Troubling Expansion of National Security Letter Authority
June 7, 2016
Washington -The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing various amendments in anticipation of its Thursday markup of the Email Privacy Act, which won unanimous passage from the House of...
Coalition Sends Senators Letter Opposing Expanded Government Access To Online Activity Without Judicial Oversight
June 7, 2016
Washington -- A coalition of public interest groups, companies, and associations sent a letter to senators opposing a move that would give government agents greater access to electronic communicatio...
Oracle v. Google Verdict Win for Software Developers, Reaffirms Importance of Fair Use
May 26, 2016
Washington -- A federal jury’s verdict today in a complicated fair use case is seen as a step in favor of interoperability - a principle that is key to the tech industry. The jury correctly found th...
Europe Offers Details On Regulatory Plans For Online Services, Digital Single Market
May 25, 2016
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission has announced a slew of regulatory plans aimed at the digital economy and tech economies Wednesday. The new rules could impact everything from online platf...
CCIA Files FCC Comments On TV Set-Top Boxes
May 24, 2016
Washington -- Late Monday night was the deadline to file comments to the FCC as it prepares to make a decision on whether to unlock the control that the cable industry has over TV set-top boxes. The F...
CCIA Applauds Senate Bill To Stop Surveillance Expansion
May 19, 2016
Washington -- Today Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduced the Stopping Mass Hacking Act (S. 2952), a bill that would block a controversial expansion of the government’s hacking authority from ...