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FCC Proposal Will Speed Up High-Speed Broadband Deployment
August 2, 2018
Washington -- The FCC voted today to approve a proposal by Chairman Pai to better enable broadband buildout. The One Touch Make Ready (OTMR) proposal would reduce costs and cut down on timelines for...
European Commission Issues Problematic Antitrust Decision Against Android
July 18, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today issued an antitrust decision against Google with respect to its Android mobile operating system (OS). The decision alleges that Google’s practice o...
CCIA Files Comments With NTIA On International Internet Policy Priorities
July 17, 2018
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association praised the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for its interest in prioritizing work on internationa...
CCIA Praises Congressman Coffman for Introducing Net Neutrality Bill and Supporting CRA
July 17, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- This morning, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO), announced that he will introduce a comprehensive piece of legislation to restore net neutrality. Coffman also announced his support...
EU and Japan adopt data flow deal, will they now fight against forced data localisation globally?
July 17, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Union and Japan today recognised each others' data protection systems to allow the free flow of data between their economies.
The agreement is linked to the major tr...
CCIA Praises FCC Announcement On Sinclair Merger
July 16, 2018
Washington -- After months of changing the rules to potentially make the proposed Sinclair takeover of additional stations legal, the FCC announced today it was referring the merger to an administrati...
European Parliament Vote Calls For Better Handling Of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
July 10, 2018
Brussels -- Today, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) adopted its report on the proposed EU Cybersecurity Act. The report includes provisions to improve how E...
MEPs Call For Changes To Privacy Shield, Threaten Suspension
July 5, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament today passed a non-binding resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework by September 1, unless several improvements are made...
European Parliament Rejects Copyright Mandate
July 5, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Members of the European Parliament today voted to reject the introduction of a press publishers’ right in Europe (the so-called “link tax”) and of content filtering mech...
CCIA Welcomes Austrian EU Council Presidency
July 2, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Austria will steer negotiations from July 1 to Dece...
CCIA Welcomes Music Modernization Act Markup In Senate
June 27, 2018
Washington -- The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to mark up the Music Modernization Act Thursday. The bill would update the licensing of music rights for the digital age. Senators are also consideri...