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CCIA Joins Associations In Letter To Congress On Privacy Bill
June 14, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined the Software & Information Industry Association, and TechNet in a letter supporting the effort toward creating a baseli...
CCIA Marks 50 Years Of Tech Advocacy With Reception, Award
June 9, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association celebrated 50 years of promoting a competitive tech industry, open markets, and internet access and freedom in Washington at a r...
CCIA Supports Congressional Efforts Toward Federal Privacy Legislation
June 6, 2022
Washington – Members of Congress released a draft bill Friday the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act” that aims for baseline federal privacy protections. The bipartisan deal between Senat...
CCIA Announces New Hires Including Former Deputy Assistant USTR Jonathan McHale
June 2, 2022
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Jonathan McHale as Vice President of Digital Trade for the ...
Supreme Court Pauses Texas Social Media Law Ahead Of Lower Court Reviewing Constitutional Concerns
May 31, 2022
Washington – The Supreme Court has issued an emergency ruling temporarily blocking HB 20, the Texas social media law, from being enforced while a lower court resolves a preliminary First Amendment c...
CCIA Responds To Manager’s Amendment To Controversial Antitrust Bill
May 26, 2022
Washington – Sen. Amy Klobuchar reintroduced a slightly revised version of her controversial S. 2992 bill that had come under criticism for a range of issues from increasing costs on popular digital...
Fireside Chat With Hal Varian: Antitrust Bills Would Harm Tech Market, Consumers
May 24, 2022
Washington – A recent fireside chat with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian featured discussion on the flawed reasoning behind proposed tech regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992, H.R. 3825...
CCIA Files NTIA Comments On Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem
May 23, 2022
Washington – As part of a Biden Administration executive order on promoting competition, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is currently r...
Appeals Court Affirms Unconstitutionality of Key Provisions Of Florida’s Social Media Law
May 23, 2022
Washington – A panel of federal judges for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision on Florida’s “social media censorship” law that a Florida federal judge ruled unconstitutiona...
CCIA Welcomes Launch of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
May 23, 2022
Washington – The United States and twelve countries have announced the formal launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) earlier today in Tokyo. The IPEF will split into four pillars: tr...
New Economic Impact Analysis Reveals Cost of Proposed Tech Regulations Would Total up to $109 Billion for Public Sector Workers; $1.02 Trillion for U.S. Investors
May 20, 2022
Washington – A new economic impact analysis by the Computer & Communications Industry Association reveals that proposed regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816 would come at a ...
CCIA, NetChoice File Supreme Court Reply Brief On First Amendment Issues In Texas Social Media Case
May 19, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association jointly filed a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today with NetChoice asking the Court to halt enforcement of the Texas socia...