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Federal Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Texas Social Media Law
May 9, 2022
New Orleans, La. – A panel of judges for the Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral argument Monday on Texas’s appeal of a ruling against its social media law. A Texas judge...
CCIA Statement on the Enactment of Privacy Protections for Connecticut Residents
May 4, 2022
Washington – Connecticut has become the fifth U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. The law will take effect July 1, 2023.
The Computer & Communications Indus...
Foreign Subsidies: CCIA Offers Recommendations Ahead of Final Negotiations
May 4, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, EU Member States and the European Parliament agreed their respective positions on the EU foreign subsidies proposal, clearing the way for negotiations on adopting the fina...
CCIA, 37 Other Companies, Organizations Ask Congressional Conferees To Protect U.S. Consumers, Companies Rather Than Foreign Luxury Brands
May 3, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), along with 37 civil society groups, trade associations and companies, sent a letter Tuesday to House and Senate leaders an...
EU Telcos’ Demand for Network Traffic Payments is Fundamentally Flawed
May 2, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — A study launched today by the lobby group for European telecom operators tries to revive a decade-old pipe dream to make online services pay for internet traffic, something their...
CCIA Statement on Declaration on the Future of the Internet
April 28, 2022
Washington -- The United States joined partners including the European Commission, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom today in the release of a “Declaration on the Future of the Intern...
Federal Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Florida Social Media Law
April 28, 2022
Montgomery, Ala. – A panel of federal judges for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument today on a “social media censorship” law that a Florida federal judge ruled unconstitut...
Groups Call on Congress to Address Concerns over Economic Harms of Proposed Antitrust Bills
April 27, 2022
Washington – A dozen organizations have penned a joint letter to lawmakers Wednesday to express concerns over the economic harms that proposed antitrust legislation will have on American consumers a...
CCIA Calls on Congressional Leaders to Address Provisional Tax Barriers to Broadband Deployment in Build Back Better Act
April 27, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Committee on Finance Chair Ron Wyden, an...
CCIA Welcomes EU Parliament Vote on Foreign Subsidies Tool, Urges Action to Avoid Excessive Burden on Businesses
April 26, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) welcomes last night’s vote of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) on the EU for...
Digital Services Act: EU Negotiators Reach Political Agreement
April 23, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — European Union negotiators have reached a "provisional political agreement" on the Digital Services Act (DSA). This compromise between the European Parliament, the Commission, an...
Artificial Intelligence: CCIA Welcomes European Parliament Progress on EU AI Act, Urges Further Improvements
April 22, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament’s committees on the Internal Market (IMCO) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) have unveiled their joint draft report on the proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI)...