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June 16, 2016
Senate Committee Tries To Delay Choice In Cable Set-Top Boxes, Potentially Costing Consumers at Least $1.6 Billion per Month
Washington -- The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a rider in a budget bill that would delay the FCC from opening the TV set-top box market to competitors. The rider would demand that the ...
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June 14, 2016
FCC Wins Legal Challenge To Its Open Internet Order
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...
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June 10, 2016
Tech Industry Supports Member States’ Efforts To Improve Criminal Justice In Cyberspace
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...
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June 9, 2016
CCIA, IA, I2Coalition Support NTIA's ICANN Transition Proposals Report
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Internet Association and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) issued the following statement today on the Nationa...
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June 9, 2016
CCIA, IA, I2Coalition Support NTIA’s ICANN Transition Proposals Report
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Internet Association and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) issued the following statement today on the Nationa...
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June 8, 2016
CCIA Encourages FCC To Support Proposal To Increase Internet Bandwidth For 5G
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...
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June 7, 2016
Senate Considers Troubling Expansion of National Security Letter Authority
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...
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June 7, 2016
Coalition Sends Senators Letter Opposing Expanded Government Access To Online Activity Without Judicial Oversight
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...
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May 26, 2016
Oracle v. Google Verdict Win for Software Developers, Reaffirms Importance of Fair Use
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...
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May 25, 2016
Europe Offers Details On Regulatory Plans For Online Services, Digital Single Market
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...
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May 24, 2016
CCIA Files FCC Comments On TV Set-Top Boxes
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...