Brussels — The European Commission published today it’s “Progress Report towards an effective and genuine Security Union”. This report includes the first reporting following the publication in March of the Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online. The Computer & Communications Industry Association shares the Commission’s goal of fighting illegal content online and…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Zebra Technologies is the latest company to join the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Zebra Technologies manufactures and sells innovative mobile computing solutions to businesses. Longtime member CCIA member Samsung Electronics has expanded to global membership. Samsung is a multinational electronics company known worldwide for its popular consumer electronics, home appliances, semiconductors…
Washington — As of today, the agency Congress created to oversee communications networks will no longer ban broadband internet service providers from slowing, blocking or discriminating against internet content. The FCC voted late last year to abdicate its role in protecting net neutrality. The internet has historically had these rules, but the largest ISPs have…
Washington — Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Mike Bishop, R-Mich, Suzan DelBene, D-Wa., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, have reintroduced the ENCRYPT Act. The bill would prevent states from mandating or requesting weakened encryption, backdoors, or decryption from manufacturers and providers of consumer Internet devices and services. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which represents device makers,…
Brussels — The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection today voted through the legislative proposal on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU. The committee vote gives the Parliament mandate to start negotiations with the European Council with possibly final adoption of the legislation as early as this month. EU…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association and five other trade associations submitted a white paper to the Department of Justice Wednesday in response to recent comments on antitrust law and standard setting. The goal was to offer Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim and other DOJ staffers our insight and experiences confirming…
Brussels — European Member States agreed today on a mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament on the proposed Directive for copyright in the digital single market. The adopted text will cause irreparable damages to Europe’s fundamental rights, economy, competitiveness, education, research, innovation and creativity. Despite overwhelming evidence that the creation of a neighbouring right…
Washington — Several groups have launched a six figure ad campaign to put political pressure on the FTC to break up Facebook. These groups, however, fail to identify the competition harm that such an action would remedy, putting the cart before the horse. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has supported antitrust investigations and…
Washington — The Senate has acted pursuant to its authority under the Congressional Review Act to try rein in the action of a federal agency that it considers harmful. Today, the Senate voted to begin undoing the FCC’s misguided action last year to eliminate nondiscrimination rules on the internet known as net neutrality. The FCC…
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