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CCIA Concerned About Details, Broader Message Of Immigration Order
January 30, 2017
Washington -- The tech industry is deeply concerned about President Trump’s precipitous executive order banning refugees and legal immigrants with visas from the United States.
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Senators Propose Broadband Buildout In Infrastructure Plan
January 24, 2017
Washington -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Commerce ranking member Bill Nelson and five colleagues introduced a $1 trillion infrastructure package today that would include $20 billion ...
CCIA Says Decision To Keep Michelle Lee Leading PTO Is Welcome News
January 19, 2017
Washington -- US Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee will stay on during the next administration, according to news reports.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association has ...
European Commission Releases E-Privacy Proposal
January 10, 2017
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today released its proposal for a Regulation “concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications”...
House Introduces Email Privacy Act
January 9, 2017
Washington -- Members of Congress are attempting again to get email privacy legislation across the finish line this Congress. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) are introducing the Em...
Congressional Working Group Supports Encryption In New Report
December 20, 2016
Washington -- A bipartisan House working group on encryption has issued its end of the year report that found that any measure that weakens encryption would be against the national interests. The repo...
CCIA, Tech Associations Ask For Democratic Debate On Audio Visual Services Directive
December 7, 2016
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 5 tech trade associations in an open letter on the Audio Visual Services directive. The letter points out the 1000 am...
Supreme Court Clears Up Design Patent Case
December 6, 2016
Washington -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court made a mistake when it awarded all Samsung’s profits on several smartphone models to Apple based on design patent infring...
CCIA panels at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Mexico
December 5, 2016
Will you be amongst the 2,500 attendees at this week’s IGF in Guadalajara, Mexico? Check out our two IGF sessions:
Wednesday, Dec 7, 12:00, Room 3: CCIA & Council of Europe session: “La...
Industry groups call on EU telecoms ministers to support intra-EU data flow regulation
November 30, 2016
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today 22 industry groups sent a joint letter to the 28 European telecoms ministers urging them to “support an ambitious EU legislative proposal to prohibit unjustified data loca...
CCIA Releases Study “An unraveling of the Digital Single Market; A review of the proposed AVSMD”
November 18, 2016
Brussels, BELGIUM -- In its proposal to reform European audiovisual rules, the European Commission is proposing to implement cross-border levies on video on demand (VOD) services, a measure that would...