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Upcoming Event: 36th Annual Washington Caucus
May 6, 2009
Computer and Communications Industry Association
36 Annual Washington Caucus
May 6, 2009
NEWSEUM
Featuring:
Rep. Rick Boucher, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Anna Eshoo,
Rep. Goodlatte, and more to ...
CCIA Releases 110th Congress High Tech Scorecard
May 5, 2009
Twenty-two senators scored above 80 percent on tech and innovation votes during the second session of the 110th Congress, which ended earlier this year. In the House, 32 members scored in the top tier...
CCIA Praises Chopra Appointment As Chief Technology Officer
April 18, 2009
The following statement is in response to President Obama’s announcement today that he is naming Aneesh Chopra to the post of Chief Technology Officer. It can be attributed to Ed Black, the Presiden...
CCIA Hails FCC Launch of National Broadband Planning Process
April 7, 2009
The FCC will begin gathering information Wednesday for a new national broadband plan. The Computer & Communications Industry Association anticipates the development of a holistic plan to make affo...
CCIA Calls for More Openness in Cloud Openness Plan
March 30, 2009
As an organization that has advocated for open markets, open systems and open networks for 38 years, the Computer & Communications Industry Association appreciates a recent effort to get agreement...
CCIA Reaction To Potential IBM, Sun Microsystems Merger
March 18, 2009
According to various news reports, IBM is in merger talks with Sun Microsystems Inc. These high tech giants have several overlapping products and services and are key players in numerous markets, incl...
Shapiro To Return To Justice Department
March 12, 2009
The Computer & Communications Industry Association is praising the return of a top information economy and antitrust expert to the Department of Justice. President Obama has appointed economist Ca...
CCIA Praises Introduction Of Patent Reform Legislation
March 3, 2009
The Computer & Communications Industry Association is applauding the reintroduction of the Patent Reform Act today by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., former Chairman Orrin Hatch, R...
CCIA Concerned About Bills Today That Attack E-Commerce
February 25, 2009
The Computer & Communications Industry Association is concerned about three bills introduced today that will treat online marketplaces in a discriminatory fashion in response to retailers claims t...
CCIA Reaction To Supreme Court Order In Rambus Case
February 23, 2009
While the Supreme Court passing over the appeal in the Federal Trade Commission's case against Rambus is disappointing, the Computer & Communications Industry Association is expressing optimism ab...
CCIA Praises Leibowitz As Likely Pick To Chair FTC
February 23, 2009
The following statement is in response to news reports that President Obama is naming Jon Leibowitz to the post of FTC chairman. It can be attributed to Ed Black, the President and CEO of the Computer...