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CCIA Encourages a Path Forward on Mid-Band Spectrum for 5G

Washington, D.C. -- Recent activity on Capitol Hill and at the FCC shows progress on a much-needed path forward for mid-band spectrum, which will be crucial for providing better coverage and faster sp...
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Tech Associations Send Letter To Senators About Problems With Proposed Changes CDA-230

Washington - CCIA joined nine other associations in a letter to senators about the unintended consequences of legislation to update Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. While associations su...
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CCIA Announces Staff Changes, New Hires, Promotions In Washington, Brussels Offices

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is announcing new hires and promotions in DC and Europe, including a new leader of its Brussels office. CCIA is an international no...
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Tech Industry Warns About Unintended Consequences Of Proposed Changes To Reduce Human Trafficking

Washington -- Proposed changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act could have broad, unintended consequences for internet services, online platforms and websites. The Computer & Commu...
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CCIA Supports International Communications Privacy Act

Washington -- Shortly after the introduction of the ECPA Modernization Act in the Senate, Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced the International Communications Privacy Act...
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CCIA Applauds Senate For Introducing Updated Privacy Standards For Electronic Communications and Geolocation Information

Washington -- Senators Lee and Leahy have introduced legislation that would offer email and geolocation information comprehensive privacy protections consistent with users’ present-day expectations....
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Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice Issues Opinion In Coty Germany Case on Online Marketplace Bans

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Advocate General Nils Wahl delivered his opinion in the Coty Germany case (Case C-230/16). The case deals with contractual provisions a producer of luxury cosmetics imposed on his...
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CCIA Asks ITC To Reject Qualcomm’s Request To Block iPhones

Washington -- The International Trade Commission should reject Qualcomm’s request to block Apple devices from reaching the market, according to comments filed today by the Computer & Communicati...
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CCIA Warns Against State Department’s Reported Plans to Shut Down Cyber Office Amid Growing Hacking Threats

Washington -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to shut down the State Department’s cyber office, which coordinates with other countries on issues ranging from international hacking t...
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EU top court to decide if France’s “right to be forgotten” approach should apply globally

Today a French court deferred to the EU’s highest court the question of whether a French “right to be forgotten” ruling should apply to online search results globally.Essentially the EU's top co...
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CCIA Joint Statement Asks European Commission For Data Localization Ban

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today CCIA and other industry associations renewed their calls for focused EU legislation banning forced data localization in the EU.  Read the joint statement here.
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CCIA Implores the FCC to Abandon Efforts to Repeal Open Internet Rules

Washington, D.C. -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has submitted comments urging the Federal Communications Commission not to abandon its net neutrality rules. The FCC made a l...