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April 16, 2015
EU and U.S. leaders present shared Internet policy agenda at CCIA event
U.S. and the EU officials presented an ambitious shared agreement for cooperation on Internet policy at a well-attended stakeholder event hosted by CCIA in Brussels on April 14.
CCIA warmly welcomes ...
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April 15, 2015
EU Competition Commissioner Issues Statement of Objections to Google
Brussels - Today, European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced that the European Commission has issued a statement of objections in the Google competition investigation. The Commis...
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April 14, 2015
CCIA Joins Letter Opposing Site Blocking by the ITC
Last week, CCIA and fifteen other tech industry and public interest groups, as a well of number of prominent legal scholars, signed a letter to the International Trade Commission (ITC) expressing conc...
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April 14, 2015
CCIA Presents Recommendations And Hosts Stakeholder Event, As EU And US Leaders Agree On Digital Cooperation
Brussels -- Senior officials from the U.S. Government and the European Commission meet in Brussels today to agree on a blueprint for digital cooperation. In advance the Computer & Communications...
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April 9, 2015
CCIA Welcomes The Judicial Redress Act of 2015
CCIA supports the bipartisan Judicial Redress Act of 2015 as introduced by Representatives Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Conyers (D-MI).
This Act is crucial to help restore global trust in the U.S. govern...
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April 8, 2015
H-1B Applications Again Go to Lottery
Days after the application period opened, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the number of H-1B temporary work visa applications received already surpasses the an...
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March 30, 2015
MEPs, Academics, Businesses Discuss CCIA/EDiMA Internet Opportunity Study
Brussels --- Just a month after an OECD report calling on Europe to boost productivity, CCIA and EDiMA released a report illustrating untapped potential of the Internet that could do just that. Bria...
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March 25, 2015
CCIA Joins Letter Asking Congress To Stop NSA From Bulk Data Collection
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined a coalition letter urging Congress to pass legislation to stop the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of electroni...
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March 24, 2015
Scrapped Indian internet law is big win for freedom of speech online
India’s Supreme Court today, March 24, vetoed a controversial 2009 amendment to India’s Information Technology Act. The court found it unconstitutional as a restriction on freedom of speech onli...
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March 24, 2015
CCIA Expresses Concern Over Florida Proposal to Regulate Internet Content Sites
Washington – This week Florida legislators are considering proposals that could undermine core principles that have helped keep the Internet open and free. They would force website owners and oper...
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March 24, 2015
“Internet Opportunity” Report Charts Europe’s Productivity Gains
Brussels –The Internet is helping traditional industries in Europe remain competitive, according to a new report released by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and EDiMA...