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CCIA Responds To Supreme Court Ruling In Apple v. Pepper
May 13, 2019
Washington -- The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling today in the Apple v. Pepper case that covers antitrust and liability issues for Apple.
The Computer & Communications Industry Associ...
CCIA Asks USTR To Delay Additional China Tariffs
May 9, 2019
Washington -- Following the President’s direction over the weekend, the U.S. Trade Representative announced in today’s Federal Register that it will increase the tariffs from 10 percent to 25 perc...
CCIA expresses serious concerns with Russia law to control Internet
May 2, 2019
Washington -- The Russian government has enacted legislation that will extend Russia's authoritarian control of the Internet by taking steps to create a local Internet infrastructure, shutting out cit...
CCIA Supports Bipartisan Effort to Analyze Economic Impact of Broadband
May 1, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association supports efforts in the House and Senate to encourage broadband deployment and measure its economic impact. Today, Senator Am...
CCIA, Business Associations Send Letter to Congressional Leaders on Support for USMCA
April 29, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined a dozen associations in a letter to House and Senate leaders explaining their support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Ag...
CCIA Asks PTO To Preserve Ability To Challenge Weak, Overly Broad Patents
April 29, 2019
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sent a letter to Patent and Trademark Office Director Iancu asking him not to implement new rules that would prevent challenges...
CCIA Welcomes U.S. ITC Report Observations on Digital Trade in USMCA
April 18, 2019
Washington -- Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission delivered its long-awaited report to Congress on the projected economic impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). CCIA agrees wit...
European Parliament Adopts Position on Regulating Terrorist Content Online, Room For Further Improvements
April 17, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament adopted today its position on the draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The text will form the basis of the Europea...
EU Copyright Directive: A Missed Opportunity for Europe
April 15, 2019
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, EU Ministers endorsed the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, as adopted by the European Parliament on 26 March 2019.
The Computer & Communications...
CCIA Praises House Passage Of Its ‘Save the Internet’ Act
April 10, 2019
Washington -- The House has passed a bill that would overturn the FCC’s repeal of nondiscrimination rules known as “net neutrality.” The “Save the Internet Act” reinstates the previous FCC�...
EU Expert Group Publishes Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
April 8, 2019
The High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (HLEG) today published its “Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI”.The expert group is comprised of 52 experts from academia, civil society an...
‘Sky Is Rising’ Report Shows Entertainment Industry Growing In Revenue, More Diverse Offerings; Online Industry Helping Fuel It
April 8, 2019
Washington -- A new economic study shows music, video, book and video game industries are all growing both in content being created -- and consumed by fans. The Computer & Communications Industry ...