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EU Network Fees Lack Justification and Would Harm Europeans, New Paper Warns
May 16, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Introducing network usage fees to subsidise EU telecom operators would have disastrous consequences for European consumers and the EU digital economy as a whole, the tech industr...
CCIA Statement Following IPEF Negotiating Round
May 15, 2023
Washington – Participants of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) met this past week in Singapore to hold the third round of negotiations for the agreement. Following the conclusion of these m...
AI Act: EU Lawmakers Favour Regulation Over Innovation in Key Vote
May 11, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s lead Committees adopted their position on the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which is set to become the world’s first comprehensive reg...
CCIA Statement On How to Achieve Symmetry and Sustainability for USF Ahead Of Senate Hearing
May 10, 2023
Washington – The Senate Communications, Media, and Broadband Subcommittee holds a hearing Thursday on “The State of the Universal Service Fund.” Telecommunications companies pay into that fund, ...
CCIA Joins Letter Supporting Disclosure By Third Parties Funding Litigation
May 9, 2023
Washington – Dozens of business associations and legal reform advocates including the Computer & Communications Industry Association joined a U.S. Chamber of Commerce led letter supporting a Fed...
CCIA Offers Letter On Louisiana Bill Aiming To Block Teen Access To Some Internet Content
May 8, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted a letter opposing Louisiana legislation that raises constitutional concerns about blocking teen access to lawful informa...
CCIA Statement On Unintended Consequences Of KOSA – Legislation Would Place Most Internet Services Behind Age Verification Wall
May 2, 2023
Washington – Senators have introduced legislation that would likely require all internet users to provide a government-issued identification to obtain access to internet services. The Kids Online Sa...
California Committee Considers News Link Tax Bill, CCIA Testifies
May 2, 2023
Sacramento, Calif. – The California Assembly Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday morning at 9am PDT on a bill that would tax links based on internet search inquiries. While national ...
New Morning Consult Research Finds Policies Requiring Apps & Websites to Carry Objectionable Content Could Damage Digital Economy
May 1, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Research Center released a new survey experiment conducted by Morning Consult on the impact of objectionable user-generated...
CCIA Leads Technology Letter to Express Concerns EARNIT Bill Would Make Internet More Dangerous
May 1, 2023
Washington – Ahead of a markup on legislation that would make it more difficult for online services to remove dangerous content, the Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter ...
CCIA Response To Senate Bill On Teens’ Social Media Requirements
April 26, 2023
Washington – Legislation introduced in the Senate would require parental consent for teens 13-17 years old to use social media, ban social media for those under 13, and require all users of social m...