Senate Approves FCC Nominees
5/7/2012
The Senate has finally cleared the way for two former senate advisors to fill two empty seats on the FCC. The nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, and Ajit Pai, a Republican, to become FCC commissioners had been held up by politics unrelated to them or their posts.
The following statement can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black:
European Court Reaffirms Limits On Copyright Protection For Software
5/2/2012
The Court of Justice of
the European Union (ECJ) has made an important ruling in the case SAS
Institute Inc. v. World Programming Ltd. (C‑406/10). The Court has
ruled that computer functions, programming languages, and data file formats
could not qualify for copyright protection, and that only actual software code
was eligible for copyright protection.
CCIA's 2012 Washington Caucus Agenda
4/25/2012
The following is the agenda for CCIA's 2012 Washington Caucus. Please note that all times may be subject to change. Registration will open through the end of the day. To register, please access the registration home page and follow the system prompts. If you have any problems or questions, please contact Maggie Clark at (202)783-0070 ext. 120. Registration for CCIA's Washington Caucus Opens
4/10/2012
Registration for CCIA's Washington Caucus has officially opened.
The Washington Caucus is CCIA's annual conference bringing together the senior-level industry executives with select Members of Congress, Agency, and Administration officials for a full-day event focusing on the technology-related policy issues and initiatives of the day.
FCC Takes Up Key Spectrum Issues Today
3/21/2012
The FCC is expected to launch rulemakings today that could make way
for more competition and useable broadband spectrum – a goal of its National
Broadband Plan. The FCC is to consider a rule that would allow Dish Network to deploy
its recently acquired mobile broadband spectrum. Another measure on the agenda
would foster 700 MHz interoperability between the Bells and their wireless
rivals.
