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CCIA Offers Praise For House Commerce Bill Promoting Secure 5G Networks
April 27, 2020
Washington -- House Energy and Commerce Committee members introduced a bill Friday designed to speed deployment of open standards-based, interoperable 5G networks through trusted sources. House Energy...
CCIA Asks Supreme Court To Review Constitutionality of ITC’s Actions In Patent Case Illustrating Expanded Use Of ITC Against US Companies
April 27, 2020
Washington -- As the International Trade Commission has increasingly expanded its jurisdiction to include ruling on domestic patent issues, the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed...
Leading European Food Delivery Platform Wolt Joins CCIA Europe
April 21, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes its newest member Wolt. Wolt was recently ranked the second fastest growing company in Europe by the Financial Time...
CCIA Applauds Free File Alliance, Congressional Leaders for Technology To Speed Up Stimulus Checks for Non-Tax Filers
April 14, 2020
Washington -- The Internal Revenue Service and Free File Alliance have partnered to ensure that those who are not required to file federal income taxes can still quickly receive COVID-19 relief paymen...
CCIA Joins 28 Global Associations To Call For Essential Worker Guidelines
April 3, 2020
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined 28 international business organizations in a statement asking governments to adopt guidance for communications and essen...
CCIA Opposes U.K. Digital Services Tax
April 1, 2020
Washington -- The UK’s Digital Services Tax came into effect today. This follows the UK’s March 11 release of its 2020 Budget which announced that the UK will move forward with legislation to in...
USTR Releases Annual Report Identifying Digital Trade Barriers
March 31, 2020
Washington -- The U.S. Trade Representative has issued its annual National Trade Estimates (NTE) report that noted the expanded use of digital trade barriers by trading partners. For the 2020 Report, ...
CCIA Europe Offers Recommendations On How To Calculate European Audio Visual Works
March 13, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) contributed to the European Commission’s consultation on new guidelines under the revised Audiovisual Media Service...
CCIA Offers OMB Draft Comments On Artificial Intelligence
March 12, 2020
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments on Artificial Intelligence today in response to a request from the Office of Management and Budget. CCIA said the pr...
CCIA Critical of U.K. Budget’s Inclusion of Digital Services Tax
March 11, 2020
Washington -- The United Kingdom presented its 2020 Budget which announced that the UK will move forward with legislation to introduce a digital services tax of 2 percent. The tax would be paid on an ...
CCIA To Testify At Senate Hearing Tuesday On Copyright Enforcement In Other Countries
March 10, 2020
Washington -- The Senate Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee will hear from witnesses Tuesday about how other countries handle online copyright infringement and liability for what users post ...
CCIA Tech Industry Delegation Meets Incoming German EU Presidency, Shares Recommendations
March 9, 2020
Berlin, Germany -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a delegation of tech companies to meet with German politicians and senior officials ahead of Germany taking over th...