In July, we warned against the short-sighted folly of conflating the issues of the Internet access tax moratorium and online sales tax collection, characterizing the then newly introduced Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act (S. 2609) as an exercise in legislative hostage taking. Unfortunately last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expressed (in both…
DetailsLast week, as the keynote speaker at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ event about the role of independent agencies in cybersecurity, FTC Commissioner Julie Brill discussed the FTC’s current efforts to enforce sound cyber and data security practices in the commercial sector, and the challenges the Commission faces as data-driven apps and technologies…
DetailsThe new college of European Commissioners is expected to assume office on 1st November. While the whole college of Commissioners-designate presented by President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker will have to be approved by the European Parliament, we already have certainty about the future priorities of the next Commission. Digital policy will be one of them. The truly…
DetailsThe FCC has now received 3 million comments on keeping the Internet open and preventing discrimination by Internet access providers. That record level of interest indicates the FCC now needs to hear from those outside the DC bubble in person. The FCC is obligated by law to protect “the public interest, convenience and necessity.” By…
DetailsWashington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the FCC today that offer additional legal arguments in support of preserving Open Internet access and respond to other comments that misstate or ignore the power of local network bottlenecks in broadband Internet access. In its filing in July, CCIA offered detailed recommendations on the best…
DetailsA record number of representatives from civil society, academia, business, technical community, and governments gathered in Istanbul on September 2-5 for the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Unlike many other UN conferences, the IGF intentionally convenes all stakeholders involved in the Internet ecosystem rather than just governments. While the IGF does not produce binding outcomes,…
DetailsWashington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other technology advocates today in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, asking for a vote on the Senate’s bipartisan bill that would prevent the government from accessing consumers’ private digital information without a warrant. A separate letter to House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, meanwhile, asks for a House…
DetailsBrussels — The European Commission’s incoming President Jean-Claude Juncker today announced how he would allocate portfolios among the 28 nominated Commissioners. Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip will be responsible for the Digital Single Market and Gunther Oettinger for Digital Economy and Society. The new Commission is expected to take office on 1st November 2014. The…
DetailsWashington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other associations and tech industry advocates in a joint letter urging Senators to support and pass the USA Freedom Act. In late July, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy introduced the USA Freedom Act, an improvement over the bill the House passed earlier in the summer.…
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