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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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...
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Not Again! Marketplace Fairness Act Reintroduced in Senate

Washington -- Last week, the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) was reintroduced in the Senate by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo) and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp ...
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