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CCIA, Tech Industry Cautiously Welcome Council's Position On Data Protection
June 15, 2015
Brussels – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined others in the Industry Coalition for Data Protection in a statement expressing optimism ahead of the adoption this week of th...
CCIA Testifies On Digital Trade Barriers In China
June 15, 2015
Washington -- A U.S. China commission is scheduled to hear testimony Monday morning on digital trade barriers in China. As a longtime critic of the trade barriers inherent in Internet censorship, the ...
House Judiciary Passes Patent Reform Language
June 11, 2015
Washington -- The House Judiciary Committee approved language for its patent reform bill Thursday that would go a long way towards reining in the still-growing patent troll industry. It would require ...
Save Wireless Choice in the Upcoming 600 MHz Incentive Auction
June 10, 2015
As mobile broadband has increasingly become an integral part of the modern U.S. economy and of Americans’ lives, the spectrum needed to provide it has become a critically important resource. Next ye...
What the USA FREEDOM Act does – and why it matters for Europe
June 4, 2015
On Wednesday, President Obama signed the USA Freedom Act, a legislative package of long-awaited mass surveillance reforms that passed the House and Senate after years of false starts and negotiations....
CCIA sponsors European Internet governance forum and hosts event on Internet laws
June 3, 2015
CCIA is an official sponsor of this year’s European dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) which is taking place on June 4-5 in Sofia, Bulgaria. This annual event convenes hundreds of policy ex...
CCIA Press Conference Call: How US Surveillance Reform Law Impacts Europeans
June 3, 2015
President Obama quickly signed surveillance reform legislation after the Senate passed the USA Freedom Act Tuesday evening. The Act ends the bulk collection of phone and other records and offers bette...
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Taxes and “Nexus Issues”
June 3, 2015
The House Judiciary Committee’s Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee held a hearing on three bills Tuesday regarding nexus and taxation: the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax...
Senate Begins Surveillance Reform Process by Passing USA FREEDOM Act
June 2, 2015
Washington -- After years of controversy over mass surveillance by the U.S. government, and lengthy negotiations on the reform of those practices, the Senate has passed the USA FREEDOM Act with a 67 t...
Senate Paves Way for USA Freedom Act
June 1, 2015
Washington -- In a 77-17 vote to invoke cloture, the Senate has paved the way for the passage of the USA FREEDOM Act later this week. Today also marks the the expiration of several provisions in the...
Bigger than Geo-blocking: How the European Commission’s Sector Inquiry Can Set E-Commerce Free
May 29, 2015
Brussels -- Early this month the European Commission unveiled its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy. The strategy has the very laudable goal of promoting the digital economy by furthering Europe’...
CCIA Disappointed That Obama Administration Recommended Against Hearing Important Copyright Case
May 26, 2015
Washington -- The Justice Department, in a filing with the Supreme Court, has counseled against the Court hearing an important copyright case that could have sweeping implications for the technology i...