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CCIA Welcomes Introduction of Startup Act 3.0

News & Events, US

The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., for introducing the Startup Act 3.0, a farsighted proposal to unleash the power of U.S.-educated entrepreneurs to create jobs.  In particular, the bill’s focus on attracting and retaining entrepreneurial talent through the creation of…

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Spectrum Auctions and “the Free Market”

Blog, US

As the FCC develops ground rules for Incentive Auctions, in which spectrum relinquished voluntarily by TV broadcasters will “go on the market” and be auctioned, the two prospective bidders already holding the largest amount of spectrum, including what’s considered the “best” spectrum below 1 GHz, naturally argue for a “free market” approach with no restrictions…

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Broad Support among Lawmakers for Skilled Immigration Reform

Blog, US

The starting gun for the debate on immigration reform went off with the unveiling of a reform framework by a bipartisan group of eight Senators on January 28, the introduction of the Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act on January 29, and the President’s outlining of his own reform plan also on January 29. This past week…

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CCIA Filed Comments with the Copyright Office on Orphan Works

Blog, US

CCIA filed comments with the Copyright Office Feb. 4th in response to their notice of inquiry on orphan works.  These comments identify statutory damages reform as a possible vehicle for mitigating the orphan works problem, pointing to recommendations made in the Association’s  2012 comments to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. As explained in the brief filing,  the three main sources…

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Prospects of ECPA Reform

Blog, US

This past Monday was Data Privacy Day and to mark the occasion CCIA CEO Ed Black posted a piece to Huffington Post on the need for reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which currently allows government access to email and other content stored with third parties online without the judicial protection of a warrant. That piece…

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After WCIT, A Look Ahead To the Next Internet Governance Debate

Blog, EU

Less than two months have passed since the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) in Dubai came to a halt over a controversial vote that would have extended a UN treaty largely centered around voice telecommunications to the Internet. Critics of the proposed revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations breathed a bit easier as 55…

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