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CCIA Tech Industry Delegation Meets Officials Ahead of Austrian EU Presidency
March 22, 2018
Vienna, Austria -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a delegation of tech companies to meet with Austrian policymakers ahead of the upcoming Austrian Presidency of the ...
CCIA Disappointed Senate Passed Bill That Fails To Effectively Address Sex Trafficking
March 21, 2018
Washington -- The Senate has passed legislation that would narrow critical “Section 230” protections for online companies working with law enforcement to combat human trafficking. Earlier versions...
EU Digital Tax Proposal Is Discriminatory And Harmful to Europe’s Digital Economy
March 21, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today presented a package of digital tax proposals. The package contains two legislative proposals, including a Directive introducing “an interim tax on ...
Event: CCIA Press Briefing Tuesday On EU Digital Taxation Proposals
March 19, 2018
The European Commission is scheduled to present a package of digital tax legislative proposals on Wednesday, March 21. The package will include two Directives:
The first Directive will introduce...
CCIA welcomes OECD’s report, warns against unilateral EU digital tax
March 16, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its “Interim Report on Tax Challenges Arising from Digitalisation” this afternoon. The report will b...
CCIA welcomes European Parliament draft report on the free flow of data in the EU
March 7, 2018
Yesterday, the European Parliament Rapporteur, Anna Maria Corazza-Bildt, published her draft report on the free flow of data in the EU. The leading Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protec...
CCIA To Testify at ITC Digital Trade Hearing
March 5, 2018
Washington -- The International Trade Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday to prepare for two upcoming digital trade reports. In a recent report, the ITC estimated that business to business e-commer...
New EU Recommendation on Illegal Content Online Undermines Online Rights and Harms Europe’s Tech Economy
March 1, 2018
Brussels -- The European Commission has published a Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online today. The Recommendation was presented despite the Commission’s commitmen...
FCC Looks to Streamline Regulations to Aid 5G Deployment
February 28, 2018
Washington -- FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the FCC’s plans for promoting the deployment of 5G network technologies. These reforms, which will be voted on at the Commission’s open meet...
CCIA Supports Net Neutrality Action Day; Readies To Appeal FCC Order In Court
February 27, 2018
Washington -- The tech industry joined public interest groups as part of a Net Neutrality Day of Action Tuesday, calling on Senators to reverse the FCC’s Order that rescinded net neutrality protecti...
CCIA Cautions Congress About Altering Internet Liability Rules
February 26, 2018
Washington -- As Congress works to reduce human trafficking, the House is making additional changes that are expected to ensnare legitimate tech companies, with no evidence this plan would actually he...