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Computer & Communications Industry Association

Telecom/Internet 101 Congressional Briefing

Monday, March 8

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CCIA has filed comments with the UK Information Commissioner's Office in response to a consultation on Personal Information Online Code of Practice.

Read the full comments

A decision today in Italy to hold three Google executives criminally responsible for the content of on-line video sets an usual precedent that challenges freedom on the Internet and even access. Even though the judge gave the executives a suspended sentence in the privacy violation case, he ruled the executives should be held criminally responsible for the content of a YouTube video posted by teenagers, which showed them harassing an autistic student.

As the FCC is developing ideas to boost high speed broadband deployment and adoption, there’s a new initiative on the horizon that may dovetail well with the National Broadband Plan. A tech company, Google, not a traditional land-line service provider, has announced plans today to build and test ultra-high speed broadband networks in a few trial locations that are yet to be announced. Google put out a request for information on its blog Wednesday to identify interested communities.

The Computer & Communications Industry Association appreciates the long overdue attention the administration is bringing to the multifaceted human rights issue of Internet freedom.

CCIA is releasing a white paper on Friday, “Internet Freedom: How National Policies Have Failed To Protect It And What Can Be Done Now To Build It.”