Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed an amicus curiae brief today with the California Supreme Court, urging the court to overturn a controversial lower court decision finding jurisdiction over a college student whose only contact with the State was the act of publishing a website on the Internet. The brief…
Washington, DC – Today, Ed Black, President & CEO of the Computer & Communications Industry Association joined other leading high-tech association heads in calling for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Black said: “It is clear that one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy is through free trade. Our industry is the…
Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America Highlight Consumer Harm at Joint News Conference Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today appeared with two of the nation’s most respected consumer advocates, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America, at a news briefing to discuss the competitive and consumer harm of the proposed…
Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America Highlight Consumer Harm at Joint News Conference Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today appeared with two of the nation’s most respected consumer advocates, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America, at a news briefing to discuss the competitive and consumer harm of the proposed…
Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) announced its opposition to new privacy legislation introduced by Senator Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) today. The bill is Sen. Hollings’ latest version of various privacy proposals he has put forward in recent years. “We certainly appreciate Senator Hollings’ efforts to ameliorate the harm this legislation would…
Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today asked President Bush to devote a large swath of the nation’s underused airwaves to high-speed, wireless voice and data services. CCIA, together with seven other trade associations, urged the White House to make good on a proposal that would give consumers the bandwidth they need…
Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) today announced its opposition to legislation proposed yesterday by Senator Fritz Hollings (D-South Carolina). The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) of 2002, will force poorly designed and unworkable standards upon industry resulting in a freeze in innovation, a decrease in consumer choice…
Washington, DC – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) President & CEO, Ed Black, testifying today before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ), called on the two agencies need to increase their involvement in intellectual property policy processes. The testimony came as FTC and the DoJ Antitrust Division co-hosted…
Washington, DC – Ed Black, President & CEO of The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), released the following statement today in response to Sun Microsystems filing a private antitrust lawsuit that seeks remedy for Microsoft’s illegal conduct in maintaining and expanding its illegal monopoly: “This suit comes after 9 federal judges have ruled that…
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