Washington, DC- Federal regulators edged closer to approving an innovative wireless technology known as ultra-wideband. The FCC is now backing a proposal to consider it for operation on an unlicensed basis, giving until October 30 for interested parties to submit test results. “This is good news for those concerned about bridging the digital divide as…
Washington, DC- “This proposal does not deal with the fundamental problems such as monopoly leveraging or barriers to OS competition. The DOJ remedy is a good one however, a moderate one. Let’s contrast the Microsoft proposal to that of the DOJ,” stated Ed Black, President & CEO of CCIA. The Microsoft Proposal demonstrates: they are…
Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association today denounced the United States Postal Service’s decision to change its Internet domain name from www.usps.gov to www.usps.com. “This change follows their recent pattern of trying to leverage their postal monopoly into the world of e-commerce,” said CCIA President and CEO Ed Black. “They are in a…
Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association today denounced the United States Postal Service’s decision to change its Internet domain name from www.usps.gov to www.usps.com. “This change follows their recent pattern of trying to leverage their postal monopoly into the world of e-commerce,” said CCIA President and CEO Ed Black. “They are in a…
Cites Government Competition with Private Sector; Threat To Consumer Privacy Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) assailed the announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS) of its further expansion into competition with private, commercial business. Earlier today, the USPS announced that it was forming a strategic alliance with CheckFree to offer…
CCIA ASKS THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TO INVESTIGATE GOVERNMENT VS PRIVATE COMPETITION Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) sent a letter to the Chairman, Jim Gilmore III, of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce asking that body address the issue of government agencies launching consumer electronic services that are in…
Proposed legislation will help tech industry shortage and educate/train Americans for future Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has sent a letter to Congressman David Dreier (R-CA) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) in support of the Helping to Improve Technology Education and Achievement (HITECH) Act of 2000. CCIA believes it is balanced…
Washington, DC- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is still calling for a physical breakup of Microsoft in order to restore compeitiotn and freeing the source code could do it. Today, Microsoft made the final arguments to the government before determining whether or not the software giant broke antitrust laws. The judge has offered no…
Washington, DC- Today the Computer & Communications Association (CCIA) filed an amicus brief against Microsoft at the United States District Court. CCIA filed the briefing on behalf of their memberships’ vital interest in the future structure of the computer software industry and its dependency on whether or not they can thrive in a fair, innovative…
