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CCIA Details Success of U.S. Free Trade Agreements to U.S. International Trade Commission
November 6, 2020
Washington - The International Trade Commission is currently preparing a report on the economic impact of various U.S. free trade agreements. The Computer & Communications filed comments Friday ex...
CCIA Identifies Trade Barriers For Internet and Technology Services to USTR
October 29, 2020
Washington — U.S. Internet and technology services continue to face rising trade barriers in foreign markets around the world. The Computer & Communications Industry Association detailed example...
CCIA Statement On FCC Vote Against Net Neutrality
October 27, 2020
Washington -- The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to approve an Order on Remand responding to the issues sent back by the D.C. Circuit in the 2019 Mozilla decision regarding ...
CCIA Offers Comments To Commerce Department On Export Controls
October 26, 2020
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments in response to a Commerce Department inquiry about proposed new export controls on foundational technologies. CC...
CCIA Response To DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Search, Advertising
October 20, 2020
Washington -- The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Google covering issues spanning a previous FTC investigation, search, as well as digital advertising. Attorney General Barr, who had...
PTO Requests Comments On Changes To Make It Difficult To Challenge Weak Patents
October 19, 2020
Washington - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has requested comments on making permanent changes to the system currently used to challenge weak or overly broad patents known as inter partes review...
CCIA Expresses Concern About FCC Plans To Alter Legal Protections For Services Facilitating Free Speech Online
October 15, 2020
Washington -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement today on liability rules for services that facilitate free speech online, saying he planned to move forward with st...
CCIA Congratulates Nobel Laureates For Economic Model For FCC Spectrum Auctions
October 13, 2020
Washington -- This year’s Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to two Stanford University professors who came up with the economic model that governments around the world now use to auction spe...
House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Proposal Calls For Competition Policy Changes That Take Aim At Tech Companies, Consumers
October 6, 2020
Washington -- House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee chairman David Cicilline has released a Democratic-only proposal targeting several popular tech companies. The recommendations include introducing ...
CCIA To Testify Before ITC On Positive Impact of U.S. Free Trade Agreements
October 6, 2020
Washington -- The International Trade Commission is beginning two days of hearings on the economic impact of various U.S. free trade agreements. Computer & Communications Industry Association Vice...
Supreme Court To Hear Case, Set Precedent On Interoperability For Tech Products
October 6, 2020
Washington -- The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case Wednesday that has implications for much of the tech industry and the economy. The Google v. Oracle case, which has been litigated for...