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February 21, 2024
CCIA Offers Comments in Opposition to Florida’s Online Age Verification Bill
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sent a letter in opposition to Florida HB 1, which mandates age verification for online users, ahead of the Florida Senate’s...
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February 21, 2024
Telecom Networks: European Commission Provides Last Lifeline for Rejected Big Telco Demands
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission presented a white paper on the future of the EU’s digital infrastructure. Although part of a non-legislative package, the paper does put forward ...
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February 20, 2024
CCIA to Testify at USTR Special 301 Hearing Wednesday
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is participating in a hearing conducted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday to solicit input on the agenc...
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February 16, 2024
CCIA Files Amicus Brief In Online Privacy Case
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief asking the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to affirm the U.S. District Court’s grant of summary judgm...
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February 15, 2024
CCIA Supports U.S. Agreement with Five Countries to End Digital Services Taxes
Washington – The United States has announced an extension of the deal struck with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to terminate their digital services taxes (DSTs). In the deal,...
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February 15, 2024
CCIA Offers Statement, Data on Recent USTR Remarks on Digital Trade, Taxing U.S. Companies
Washington – U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai gave remarks this week, casting doubt on whether, as a matter of trade policy, the U.S. government should support U.S. companies in fa...
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February 15, 2024
CCIA Statement Responding to Senate KOSA Legislation
Washington – Sen. Richard Blumenthal has released updated text for his Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) legislation today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association shares lawmakers’ goa...
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February 15, 2024
CCIA Files Supreme Court Reply Briefs Showing How Florida, Texas Social Media Laws Violate the First Amendment
Washington – On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear cases challenging the constitutionality of Florida and Texas social media laws, which seek more government control over what content is displ...
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February 15, 2024
Research Shows Key Patent Licensing Flaws Increase Costs and Litigation, Reduce Innovation
Washington – A new economic analysis from the CCIA Research Center explores how the licensing process for standard essential patents (SEPs) often fails to be fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory...
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February 14, 2024
Online Payments: EU Parliament Committee Sides with Big Banks That Want to Escape Responsibility
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its position on the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), which introduces new rules for pr...
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February 14, 2024
GDPR: European Parliament Position Misses the Mark, With Enforcement Becoming Even More Complicated
Brussels, BELGIUM – Tomorrow, the European Parliament’s leading Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee is set to adopt its position on the proposal to introduce additional procedural rules on the Genera...