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CCIA hosts event on EU Foreign Subsidies Proposal
January 27, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) today hosted a webinar looking at the potential impact on the European economy of the proposed EU Regulation o...
CCIA Welcomes House’s America COMPETES Act, Expresses Concern About Combining It With More Controversial, Harmful Measures
January 25, 2022
Washington – While CCIA applauds the America COMPETES Act for ensuring that the U.S. tech sector can compete with China by investing in AI, quantum computing, and other emerging technology, the prop...
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Flawed Bill That Would Harm Consumers, Economy, Security
January 20, 2022
Washington – The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would affect low-cost and free-to-the-user digital services offered by a handful of digital companies. The new regulations c...
CCIA Statement on European Parliament Plenary Vote on the Digital Services Act
January 20, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Parliament today voted to adopt its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA). Last-minute amendments include limitations to personalised advertising and a new, bro...
Senate Committee Offers Managers’ Amendment, Presses On With Legislation That Harms Popular Tech Services, Increases Security Risks
January 19, 2022
Washington – Senate Judiciary Committee leaders have offered a managers’ amendment for a tech regulation bill the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up Thursday. The legislation that ...
CCIA Opposes Inclusion of SHOP SAFE in USICA
January 19, 2022
CCIA has concerns with the potential inclusion of H.R. 5374, the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce (“SHOP SAFE”) Act, in the United States Innovation an...
CCIA Response To Senate Judiciary Committee’s Announced Markup of Bill Aimed At Handful of Companies
January 11, 2022
Washington -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has noticed a markup of S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, aimed at regulating a specific group of American digital service provider...
CCIA Europe Releases Position Paper With Artificial Intelligence Policy Recommendations
January 4, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has released a position paper with recommendations on Artificial Intelligence regulations so that Europe can capture the ben...
CCIA Warns EU Foreign Subsidies Plan Could Deter Investment Needed for Economic Recovery
December 17, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) backs the European Commission’s crackdown on distortive foreign subsidies but fears that the proposal, as it...
CCIA Responds to EU consultation on Civil liability and AI
December 17, 2021
Today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted its comments to the European Commission’s public consultation “Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital a...
CCIA Statement on Canada Moving Forward on Digital Services Tax
December 15, 2021
Washington -- Canada announced this week that it will take steps to implement a digital services tax, as announced by Department of Finance Canada. The Canada tax closely mirrors other unilateral meas...
CCIA Encourages Trilogue Negotiations to Focus on Making the Digital Markets Act Workable
December 15, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), largely adopting the amendments approved by the committee on Internal Market and C...