Computer & Communication Industry Association

Public First UK Survey of Consumers’ App Store Experiences

PublishedJuly 29, 2026
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  • Public First

The UK Competition and Markets Authority just closed its consultation on new Conduct Requirements that would constrain how app stores protect consumers and regulate their fees. The conduct requirements and utility-style price caps envisaged in the consultation would undermine the protections that app stores put in place and their ability to continue delivering the safe and convenient experience consumers prefer. New survey research by Public First for CCIA shows that this risks undermining an app store experience that consumers value and expect to allow them to transact safely.

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September 8, 2026

The Supply Chain Costs of the FCC’s 2026 Covered List Regime

The FCC's 2026 Covered List regime now bars routers, drones, inverters, and robots made anywhere abroad, yet no agency has estimated the cost. This study finds domestic-only production-location det...

  • Digital Economy
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July 30, 2026

Steering Fees and the Risks of Price Regulation

This report, prepared for CCIA by the economic consultancy S&W Group, examines the UK competition regulator's plan to let app developers point customers to payment options outside Apple's and Googl...

  • Competition
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July 28, 2026

The EU Space Act Could Cost the U.S. Billions; Negotiating an Equivalence Decision Could Mitigate Those Costs

The EU Space Act could impose billions in incremental compliance costs on U.S. companies, which would lead to increased market prices, reduced U.S. exports, reduced U.S. tax revenues, harm to the U...

  • Space & Spectrum
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April 16, 2026

Consideraciones sobre el impacto de la interferencia en sistemas de compartición de espectro GEO-LEO

This is a Spanish translation of a CCIA original report, Considerations on Interference Impact in GEO-LEO Spectrum Sharing Systems
  • Space & Spectrum
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