Computer & Communication Industry Association

Generative AI: An Assessment of Competitive Dynamics

Generative AI prices are plunging, market leaders keep getting overtaken, and startups are capturing most new application revenue, as shown in a new report from RBB Economics prepared for the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). The report evaluates competition across the AI stack through October 2026 and finds that the evidence is consistent with effective competition in a dynamic and innovative sector and concludes that vigilance is preferable to broad, pre-emptive regulatory intervention.

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AI Creates Fiscal Headroom for the Chancellor

The UK Office for Budget Responsibility has built AI into its October 2026 forecast, priced an upside case and sized a transformative one. Run through the OBR’s own numbers, in the fiscal mandate...

  • Artificial Intelligence
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The KFTC’s Uneven Hand

Korea’s competition authority fines U.S. companies several times more per dollar of Korean business than Korean companies and orders of magnitude more than Chinese companies. The evidence support...

  • Competition
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Broadband Revenues Fund Universal Service at a Low, Stable Contribution Factor

The Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution base is shrinking, leading to a spiraling contribution factor assessed on the contribution base. Broadband revenues are roughly eight times the size of...

  • Telecom
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Freshwater Strategy UK Data Regulation Survey

Freshwater Strategy has conducted a quantitative survey of 113 senior decision-makers at British technology and data-intensive businesses, looking at both the compliance cost and broader economic o...

  • Digital Economy