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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.

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The Digital Economy State by State

PublishedSeptember 4, 2024

The digital economy creates jobs, opportunity, and growth for every community and state within the United States. To measure this impact, the CCIA Research Center estimated the effect of the digital economy on the U.S. economy using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The results are clear: the digital economy has significant positive impacts that reverberate throughout the United States.

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  • Trade

Impact of the Liberal Democrats Proposed Increase to the UK Digital Service Tax

August 5, 2024

Analysis of the UK LibDem proposal to triple the UK’s Digital Services Tax (DST) reveals that an increase in the DST from 2% to 6% would harm U.S. companies by $2.7 billion USD to $4.4 billion USD …

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  • Competition

Assessment of Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards at the State Level

June 18, 2024
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  • Trade

Impacts of Canada’s Proposed Digital Service Tax on the United States

May 1, 2024

Canadian Bill C-59 would impose a digital services tax (DST) of 3% on revenues from online marketplaces, online advertising, social media, and user data services. The DST would disproportionately�…

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  • Competition

Bundled Benefits of Retail Memberships in Mexico

April 23, 2024

The study evaluates retail membership bundles at Mexico’s leading four Big Box stores: Walmart Pass, Sam’s Club, Costco, and H-E-B Prime in Mexico, finding not only that bundling generates a Me…

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The Digital Economy State by State

September 4, 2024

The digital economy creates jobs, opportunity, and growth for every community and state within the United States. To measure this impact, the CCIA Research Center estimated the effect of the digita…

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  • Content Moderation

Repealing Section 230 Would Cost Americans Over $1.3 Trillion

July 9, 2024
Section 230 of the Communications Act (Section 230) importantly places legal accountability on communicators of speech, rather than those who merely publish it. It also allows digital services to saf…
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  • Competition

State-by-State Breakdown of Economic Cost of Legislation Modeled after the New York Twenty First Century Antitrust Act

June 18, 2024
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  • Content Moderation

Survey Reveals Strong Opposition to Government Influence on Social Media Content

February 1, 2024
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  • Telecom

Leveraging Supply-Side Reforms To Promote Universal Broadband

July 29, 2024
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  • Trade

Consequences of EC Proposals To Extend Regulatory Scope to the Entire Digital Economy

July 10, 2024
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  • Competition

The Cost of Various Antitrust and DMA-Related Litigation to State and Local Pension Plans –  State by State Aggregates

April 10, 2024

Various antitrust and DMA-related litigation against the five leading technology firms, Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple (GAMMA), would increase operating costs for targeted GAMMA firms, …

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  • Competition

Reliable vs. Rapid: Seller Fulfilled Prime Reboot Underscores Evolving Consumer Expectations on Retail Shipping

February 28, 2024
Executive Summary The history of Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime (“SFP”) provides strong evidence of the growing importance that consumers place on speed in retail shopping. Launched in 2015 …
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