CCIA joined other companies and trade associations in a welcome letter to incoming FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler. In the letter, signatories praise the benefits of competition, especially ensuring rules in the upcoming spectrum auction that will boost competition and innovation. For more, please see the letter here.
CCIA’s DisCo (Disruptive Competition) Project launched in 2012 as a means to promote disruptive innovation and competition to policymakers. Its core areas of focus are: Internet competition, balanced intellectual property, privacy solutions, and the free flow of information. Based on the success of our DisCo Project over the last year, we’re hosting a full-day forum event…
CCIA’s DisCo (Disruptive Competition) Project launched in 2012 as a means to promote disruptive innovation and competition to policymakers. Its core areas of focus are: Internet competition, balanced intellectual property, privacy solutions, and the free flow of information. Based on the success of our DisCo Project over the last year, we’re hosting a full-day forum event…
Nick Ashton-Hart’s opinion piece on government surveillance over the weekend for Circle ID has been viewed 1500 times and counting. He describes the needs of all Internet users regardless of nation or geographic location. He argues that all governments have a responsibility to not let surveillance get out of control and that responsibility does not…
After a successful first year online, CCIA’s Disruptive Competition Project will host its first live event — a policy forum here in Washington. Join us on Tuesday, December 10th for a full day of DisCo discussion that will feature panels, policymakers, and some of today’s top industry disruptors as we explore the cutting-edge issues at…
After a successful first year online, CCIA’s Disruptive Competition Project will host its first live event — a policy forum here in Washington. Join us on Tuesday, December 10th for a full day of DisCo discussion that will feature panels, policymakers, and some of today’s top industry disruptors as we explore the cutting-edge issues at…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauded the introduction of the USA FREEDOM Act today by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Representative Jim Sensenbrenner. The new legislation includes important provisions to increase transparency, allows companies to report more statistical information about the number of demands they receive, and reforms the FISA…
Washington – A growing list of industries harmed by patent trolls has sent a letter to House and Senate Judiciary leaders asking for help with a key tool to combat patent trolls. The Computer & Communications Industry Association along with dozens of other associations including the National Retail Federation, National Grocers Association, American Gaming Association,…
Washington – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors have introduced patent reform legislation aimed at curbing abusive patent-related lawsuits. Economists have said lawsuits by companies whose main product is lawsuits cost the economy $29 billion a year, and patent trolls have expanded their targets in recent years beyond the tech industry to…
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