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Welcome Executive Action on Highly Skilled Immigrants
May 9, 2014
This week, the Department of Homeland Security announced the publication of two rules: one to extend employment authorization to spouses of certain H-1B workers, and another to enhance opportunities f...
CCIA Sends Open Internet Letter to FCC
May 9, 2014
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to the FCC and Chairman Wheeler that praises their long-standing commitment to protecting the open Internet and as...
CCIA Welcomes Action By Judiciary and Intelligence Committees To Curtail Bulk Metadata Collection
May 8, 2014
Washington – The House Intelligence Committee approved the USA Freedom Act today, which would curtail bulk collection and storage of Americans’ phone metadata by the U.S. government. The bill matc...
CCIA’s Response to Big Data Review
May 1, 2014
Washington – The White House released the results of the Big Data review, which the president received today. The review consisted of two reports, one focused on policy, which was coordinated by J...
Outcome from the Net Mundial Global Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance
April 30, 2014
Going in, the business sector hoped for some consensus on both substantive Internet governance principles and a process roadmap for the future evolution of the governance ecosystem. We were not di...
SCOTUS Tries to Fix Patent System Tilt by Clarifying When Loser Should Pay
April 29, 2014
Washington – Two patent Supreme Court rulings Tuesday could help sort out when the losing party should be responsible for paying the legal fees of the winner in patent lawsuits. The Supreme Court fo...
8 Takeaways From The Aereo Supreme Court Oral Argument
April 24, 2014
CCIA's Ali Sternburg, camped out overnight at the Supreme Court this week to get a seat for oral arguments in the Aereo case. She filed this post for CCIA's Disruptive Companies (DisCo) blog on how ...
Justices Ask About Cloud Computing Impact of Aereo Case Today
April 22, 2014
Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case that could impact the future of cloud computing and TV watching. The Aereo case could turn on how the justices interpret the ...
As the Internet Matures Globally, Building Engineers Stay on Duty and Mentors Are Wanted
April 15, 2014
Washington - As the US delegation prepares for NetMundial next week in Sao Paulo, many other attendees from around the world are welcoming the recent news about the US Government's progress in transit...
CCIA’s 2014 Washington Caucus: Agenda
April 8, 2014
Here is the final agenda for CCIA's 2014 Washington Caucus. The event will be held at the Newseum's Knight Conference Center, located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Registration will open at 8:00am an...
CCIA's 2014 Washington Caucus: Agenda
April 8, 2014
Here is the final agenda for CCIA's 2014 Washington Caucus. The event will be held at the Newseum's Knight Conference Center, located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Registration will open at 8:00am an...