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January 16, 2015
Good for Sprint. Competition and Open Internet access For All.
Unlike certain legacy monopoly Internet service providers, both wired and wireless, Sprint has not opposed FCC open Internet access rules over the past year. It understands that basic industry fra...
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January 16, 2015
Sprint to FCC: Strong Support for Open Internet Rules
Washington - Open Internet rules are not a threat to investing in networks. That was the message in a letter Sprint sent to FCC Chairman Wheeler, making it clear that competition in mobile broadband h...
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January 16, 2015
How would Hercule Poirot Approach a State Aid Investigation?
The debate of the last couple of years about corporation tax in Europe resembles a popular ‘whodunnit’: point at an obvious suspect before realising that things are not as they seem. The storyline...
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January 13, 2015
CCIA Welcomes Introduction of Bipartisan Immigration Innovation Act
Washington -- In response to the need for high-skilled immigration, senators introduced the Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) Act today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association c...
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December 11, 2014
Google News Is Shutting Down in Spain – A Bad Day For Citizens, Online Innovation and Publishers Themselves
Today we learnt that Google will shut down its ‘Google News’ service this year in Spain. This is just one consequence of the introduction in Spain of an ancillary copyright levy (known as the ‘A...
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December 11, 2014
The Sky Is Truly Rising For The Luxury Goods Market, Study Says
Brussels - The Computer & Communication Industry Association has released the fourth study in the “The Sky is Rising” series focusing on the Internet’s economic impact on the luxury goods se...
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December 2, 2014
Digital Technologies Are The Biggest Opportunity For Cultural Industries And Creativity, Paper Says
Brussels - The Computer & Communication Industry Association, together with the European Digital Media Association, has released the paper “Technology is Culture” illustrating how the Internet...
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December 1, 2014
New Council President can steer Europe towards Digital Leadership
Donald Tusk today takes office as President of the European Council representing the 28 EU Member States. This inauguration completes the EU’s five year leadership change.
Mr Tusk’s challenges ...
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November 27, 2014
EU Parliament Passes Resolution To Pressure EC to Consider Unbundling Search Services
Brussels - The European Parliament has passed a measure asking the European Commission to consider unbundling search engines from other commercial services. The move is seen as a political one after a...
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November 23, 2014
EU To Consider Splitting Search Providers
The European Parliament filed a draft motion aimed at splitting Google’s search engine from its other commercial services. The motion could come up for a vote this month, though the move is largely ...
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November 20, 2014
President Obama Announces Executive Action Including Some Measures For Skilled Workers
Washington -- President Obama announced his administration’s executive action on immigration Thursday evening in a prime- time address. The President seeks to streamline employment-based immigration...