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Telecom Networks: European Commission Provides Last Lifeline for Rejected Big Telco Demands
February 21, 2024 Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Commission presented a white paper on the future of the EU’s digital infrastructure. Although part of a non-legislative package, the paper does put forward ...
CCIA to Testify at USTR Special 301 Hearing Wednesday
February 20, 2024 Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association is participating in a hearing conducted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday to solicit input on the agenc...
CCIA Files Amicus Brief In Online Privacy Case
February 16, 2024 Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief asking the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to affirm the U.S. District Court’s grant of summary judgm...
CCIA Supports U.S. Agreement with Five Countries to End Digital Services Taxes
February 15, 2024 Washington – The United States has announced an extension of the deal struck with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to terminate their digital services taxes (DSTs). In the deal,...
CCIA Offers Statement, Data on Recent USTR Remarks on Digital Trade, Taxing U.S. Companies
February 15, 2024 Washington – U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai gave remarks this week, casting doubt on whether, as a matter of trade policy, the U.S. government should support U.S. companies in fa...
CCIA Statement Responding to Senate KOSA Legislation
February 15, 2024 Washington – Sen. Richard Blumenthal has released updated text for his Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) legislation today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association shares lawmakers’ goa...
CCIA Files Supreme Court Reply Briefs Showing How Florida, Texas Social Media Laws Violate the First Amendment
February 15, 2024 Washington – On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear cases challenging the constitutionality of Florida and Texas social media laws, which seek more government control over what content is displ...
Research Shows Key Patent Licensing Flaws Increase Costs and Litigation, Reduce Innovation
February 15, 2024 Washington – A new economic analysis from the CCIA Research Center explores how the licensing process for standard essential patents (SEPs) often fails to be fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory...
Online Payments: EU Parliament Committee Sides with Big Banks That Want to Escape Responsibility
February 14, 2024 Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its position on the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), which introduces new rules for pr...
GDPR: European Parliament Position Misses the Mark, With Enforcement Becoming Even More Complicated
February 14, 2024 Brussels, BELGIUM – Tomorrow, the European Parliament’s leading Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee is set to adopt its position on the proposal to introduce additional procedural rules on the Genera...
CCIA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge To California Social Media Law
February 13, 2024 Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in NetChoice v. Bonta, which challenges AB 2273...
New Research: EU Cloud Customers’ Choice Limited by Productivity Software Licensing
February 7, 2024 According to new research by data intelligence company Savanta, European customers’ freedom to choose cloud infrastructure is being limited, or even eliminated, when they want to move their workload...