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EU Council e-Privacy Agreement Paves Way for Final Negotiations, CCIA Urges Further Improvements
February 10, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The EU Member States (“EU Council”) today approved a joint position on the e-Privacy Regulation, originally proposed in 2017. This decision paves the way for final negotiation...
Tech Sector Bodies Call for New Effort in Global Talks on Digital Taxation
February 10, 2021
Technology sector organisations techUK, the City of London Corporation, Allied for Start-ups, the Developers Alliance and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have today issued ...
CCIA’s Response As Chairman Klobuchar Introduces Antitrust Bill
February 4, 2021
Washington -- The incoming chair of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is introducing an antitrust bill Thursday according to various news reports, which proposes fundamental c...
CCIA Offers USTR Comments Ahead of Annual Special 301 Report On Trade Barriers
January 28, 2021
Washington -- In comments filed with the U.S. Trade Representative today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association asked USTR to identify countries using intellectual property rules in w...
CCIA Joins Statement Supporting Efforts to Update Digital Trade Rules At WTO
January 28, 2021
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined dozens of other organizations in a joint statement supporting work to update trade rules for the 21st Century at the World T...
CCIA Cautions Against Australian Proposal To Impose Mandatory Bargaining Code on Select U.S. Tech Firms
January 22, 2021
Washington - Australia’s Parliament is considering legislation to introduce a controversial Code of Conduct that would require certain U.S. internet companies to subsidize local news content produce...
Tech Associations Offer Digital Trade Priorities for Biden-Harris Administration
January 22, 2021
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 4 other associations in a statement to the incoming Biden Administration on digital trade. This is critical at a time when s...
CCIA Calls For Strong U.S. Response as Result of Section 301 Investigations into Digital Tax
January 14, 2021
Washington -- The U.S. Trade Representative has released its reports in the Section 301 investigations into the digital services taxes (DSTs) of the United Kingdom, Spain, and Austria. USTR concluded ...
CCIA Statement On Google FitBit Merger Going Forward
January 14, 2021
Washington -- The Department of Justice has joined multiple jurisdictions in allowing the Google FitBit deal to now move forward. US DOJ has been reviewing the merger since it was announced in Novembe...
German Legislature Preempts EU Reforms with National Competition Law Amendments Targeting the Digital Economy
January 14, 2021
Berlin, GERMANY -- Members of the German parliament voted to approve far-reaching regulations for large digital platforms today. Once signed into law, the proposal would make Germany the first jurisdi...
CCIA Statement On Social Media Ban On Accounts Involved In Inciting Violence
January 9, 2021
The following can be attributed to Computer & Communication Industry Association President Matt Schruers in response to numerous digital services suspending accounts involved in the incitement of ...
CCIA: Anticipated U.S. Response To French Digital Taxes On U.S. Companies is Crucial
January 5, 2021
Washington -- In response to French digital taxes aimed at U.S. companies, the U.S. Trade Representative is expected to respond tomorrow with tariffs on $1.3 billion on French products.
USTR conclu...