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Rushed AB 1776 Could Cost California $1 Trillion in GDP and 1.6 Million Jobs in 10 Years

California Assembly Bill 1776, also known as the COMPETE Act, is rushing forward before any meaningful official analysis of its expected costs and benefits has been conducted. If enacted, the Compete Act would jeopardize about $67 billion in GDP and 180,000 full-time equivalent jobs in its first year in effect by reducing GDP by nearly 1.6%. This impact, relative to a baseline scenario without the enactment of AB 1776, would continue growing over time, rising to a relative loss of about $1,000 billion ($1 Trillion) and 1,600,000 full-time equivalent jobs by year ten.

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The CCIA Research Center is the industry’s trusted source for data and analytics on the connected economy. The Research Center conducts a program of statistical and economic research to inform policymakers, industry, and the public with empirical data, industry surveys, and studies on critical issues affecting the connected economy.

Launched in 2022, the Research Center combines decades of economic expertise and empirical research experience with trusted partners in data and analytics to bring all connected economy stakeholders accurate and up-to-date information on the issues that matter most. By providing industry, consumers, and policymakers with empirical evidence they can trust, the Research Center aims to contribute to a culture of sound, data-based economic policy and an informed public.

The Center works with leading third party economists and researchers to provide empirical insights on the connected economy and related public policy issues.

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Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems

Modern Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite systems can safely coexist with Geostationary Orbit (GSO) networks under significantly relaxed interference limits, yet the ITU’s Equivalent Power …

  • Space & Spectrum
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DMA Impacts Suggest California’s Proposed SB 1074 BASED Act Will Be a Costly Failure

California’s SB 1074 would impose DMA-analogous obligations while adding several additional cost drivers, including a private right of action, treble damages, and class action exposure that could m…

  • Digital Economy
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O Conflito de Alto Impacto Envolvendo SEPs: Exercício de Poder Patentário, Seleção Estratégica de Foro e a Atuação dos Tribunais Brasileiros

  • Patents
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The High-Stakes SEP Clash: Patent Leverage, Forum Shopping, and Brazil’s Courts

Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are central to Brazil’s digital transformation. Yet the country’s legal and institutional framework has not evolved at the same pace. Today, Brazilian courts t…

  • Patents
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Repealing Section 230 Would Cost Americans Over $2.2 Trillion

Section 230 of the Communications Act (Section 230) importantly places legal accountability on creators of speech, rather than those who merely display it. It also allows digital services to safely mo…
  • Online Safety
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UK Live Streaming Survey Results

A new survey of UK residents finds that livestreaming has become one of the UK’s most valued and socially engaging forms of digital media, worth more than £17 billion (US$23 billion) annually to…

  • Digital Economy
  • Innovation Policy
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U.S. Firms Over-Targeted by EU Regulatory Enforcement

Between 2021 and May 2025, EU authorities imposed enormous financial penalties on U.S. companies, particularly technology companies, vastly exceeding U.S. fines on comparable EU companies. Notably,…

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Low Earth Orbit Broadband Access

LEO broadband has the potential to increase accessibility, reduce latency, and increase speed of high-speed connectivity. It has the potential to reach the 43.7 million Americans in urban, remote,…

  • Space & Spectrum
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The Combined Impact of Statutory Damages and Secondary Liability in the U.S. Copyright Regime Under the Fourth Circuit Standard

Two aspects of U.S. federal copyright law combine to create disproportionately large awards in recent infringement cases, with no relationship to any actual harms: (a) plaintiffs’ ability to obta…

  • Copyright
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The Economic Importance of Fair Use for the Development of Generative Artificial Intelligence

The transformative economic impact of generative AI is likely measured in the trillions of dollars over the coming decades. However, the productivity gains from AI adoption and improvement depend o…

  • Innovation Policy
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Ensuring Antitrust Actually Promotes Competition in the Digital Economy: Evaluating Proposed Remedies in the Google Case

Leading academics evaluate proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and find that they include de facto regulatory proposals that threaten to disrupt beneficial competitive dynamics. …

  • Innovation Policy
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Leveraging Supply-Side Reforms To Promote Universal Broadband

  • Telecom