CCIA Renews Call for FCC To Reclassify Broadband Access
8/10/2010
The agreement released yesterday between two major stakeholders in the net neutrality debate – an Internet Access Provider, Verizon, and a content provider, Google, -- is an important development which has both positive and negative provisions related to an open Internet and Internet freedom.
FTC - Intel Settlement: Will It Stop Anticompetitive Practices? The Devil Will be in the Details
8/4/2010
Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Intel that attempts to halt the company’s anticompetitive behavior and at least partially reverse its effects.
CCIA Supports New Bill to Address Organized Retail Theft
8/3/2010
The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the introduction of H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act, by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.. The bill would establish an Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Unit (ORTIP) in the Department of Justice.
CCIA Supports Resolution Against Internet Tax Collection
7/29/2010
The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., for introducing H. Res. 1570, a resolution with co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle that would stop any new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses. Rep. Hodes is a leader who understands how important the continuing development of e-commerce is to our economy.
EU Announces Full Investigation Into IBM’s Anticompetitive Conduct
7/26/2010
Today, the European Commission announced that it was opening a full investigation into IBM’s behavior in the mainframe computer market. This follows many months during which a variety of companies and knowledgeable organizations have been providing evidence of IBM’s misconduct to the European Competition Directorate and during which the professional staff of the EU have been evaluating such submissions.
