Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has submitted a white paper to the FCC today that offers a way to bridge the gap between the FCC’s plan to bring competition to TV set-top boxes and its opponents. The cable industry and others have offered an alternative apps plan that would still leave them…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments Tuesday on the FCC’s proposed new rules for the business broadband marketplace. These business data services (BDS), formerly known as “special access,” are used for transactions like credit card processing or ATM withdrawals, and by schools, hospitals, libraries and businesses that require dedicated transmission lines…
Washington — The Department of Justice announced today that it has concluded its multi-year review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees, and that it will refrain from altering the pro-competition provisions. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has been committed to fighting for effective competition and antitrust laws for decades, and had filed comments…
Washington — The FCC took action in its Spectrum Frontiers proceeding three weeks ago, blazing a trail for the development of next generation mobile services, or “5G.” The Computer & Communications Industry Association encouraged the FCC to continue its work finding new high-band spectrum to facilitate 5G. CCIA submitted a letter Thursday urging the FCC…
Brussels, Belgium — Representatives of the EU’s national data protection authorities have recently issued a statement on the adoption of a new agreement to permit transatlantic data transfers between the EU and US. The Article 29 Working Party emphasized the importance of annual reviews and the various commitments by U.S. public authorities. The EU-U.S. Privacy…
Washington — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled today that the Department of Justice may not use warrants issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act to access the content of electronic communications stored outside the United States. The long-running case has been a key point of concern for online service providers…
Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission has announced a supplementary statement of objections in the Google comparison shopping case and new statement of objections about Google’s ‘AdSense’ service — a search ads placement service for third party websites. CCIA has more than forty years experience arguing for open and competitive markets. The following can be…
Brussels, Belgium — The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the new framework for transatlantic data transfers, was adopted in Brussels today after EU Member States approved it last week. Privacy Shield was unveiled by European Justice Commissioner, Věra Jourová and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. The European Commission has in its recent negotiations obtained a number of…
Brussels, Belgium — The tech industry welcomes the start of the Slovak Republic’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union tomorrow, 1st July. The six month long Slovak Presidency will kick off Council discussions on key Digital Single Market proposals, including on audio-visual, telecoms reform, copyright and finalise the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. CCIA Europe…
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