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CCIA Identifies Trade Barriers For Internet and Technology Services to USTR

Washington -- U.S. Internet and technology services are facing rising trade barriers around the world this part year from long-standing allies. The Computer & Communications Industry Association o...
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CCIA Welcomes Third Privacy Shield Review

Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, the European Commission issued its report following the third annual review of the Privacy Shield and recommends the continuation of the agreement on the transfer of commer...
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Independent Review Finds IRS Free File Program is Working, Successfully Serves Tens of Millions of Taxpayers

Washington -- For over 15 years, CCIA has supported a public-private partnership between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax preparation software companies to provide free tax software to lower...
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House Passes Copyright Small Claims Legislation

Washington -- Legislation to create a separate small claims tribunal within the Copyright Office has taken another step with House passage of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act ...
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CCIA Delegation Visits Croatia, Publishes Recommendations To New EU leadership

Brussels, BELGIUM -- As a new European Union leadership takes office, the Computer & Communications Industry Association offers recommendations on how technology can help solve Europe’s societal...
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Industry Raises Concerns with Mexico Tax Plans

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association  joined 8 other associations in sending a letter to U.S. officials expressing concerns with Mexico's plans to amend its taxation l...
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CCIA Encouraged by Increasing Support For Federal Privacy Legislation

Washington - The New Democrat Coalition, representing more than 100 House Democrats, has announced support for federal privacy legislation introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. The bill w...
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Tax Prep Study Affirms Free File Program, Points Out Obstacles to Broader Utilization

Washington -- An independent review of the IRS’s free tax preparation partnership program recently affirmed the public benefits of the program. About 3 million people use the program each year and t...
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OECD Draft Proposal is a Major Step Towards Global Tax Reform

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) today published its proposal for a key part of its global tax reform pertaining to the digitalisation of the econo...
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CCIA joins industry call for a rethink on the ePrivacy Regulation

Brussels, BELGIUM — CCIA and like-minded industry associations from all sectors called on EU Member States to rethink the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. Without a major overhaul of the text, Europe...
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Associations Outline Priorities for Digital Trade Talks Negotiations at WTO

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 27 trade associations in a joint position paper on how countries can leverage the ongoing discussions among members of the ...
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CCIA Dismayed by AG Opposition to Stronger Consumer Encryption Options

Washington -- US Attorney General Barr, along with officials in several other countries, are planning an open letter asking that Facebook not deploy end-to-end encryption to protect consumers using it...
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