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May 5, 2015
Stakeholders issue recommendations on major UN information society review
Geneva -- As delegations convene this week in Geneva to agree on a resolution on the UN’s work on the information society, stakeholders agree on the following set of recommendations:
The Resoluti...
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May 4, 2015
Europe Faces Tough Digital Single Market Choices
Brussels - When the European Commission announces its new Digital Single Market Strategy on 6th May, it faces a decisive choice between a forward-looking enabling strategy for the Internet or an insul...
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April 30, 2015
CCIA Applauds House Judiciary Committee Passage of USA FREEDOM Act, Urges Further Reform
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes today’s bipartisan vote to pass the USA FREEDOM Act out of the House Judiciary Committee. The 25-2 margin demonstrates...
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April 30, 2015
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Panel: Event Recap
Last Thursday, CCIA hosted a panel discussion on a host of cybersecurity information sharing bills under debate in Congress. The event, which was opened by remarks from Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ai...
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April 29, 2015
Senate Judiciary Leaders Introduce Patent Reform Bill
Washington -- Senate Judiciary Committee leaders have introduced bipartisan legislation today intended to rein in patent trolls who threaten businesses and consumers with legally questionable infringe...
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April 28, 2015
CCIA Welcomes Latest Version of USA Freedom Act
Washington - Representatives Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Conyers, and Nadler introduced the latest version of the USA Freedom Act today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds...
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April 28, 2015
The Digital Single Market Strategy Needs To Address Online Marketplace Bans
CCIA coordinated a coalition with European and national e-commerce associations that urged the Commission to address online marketplace bans in the upcoming Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy. We se...
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April 28, 2015
Industry Leaders Ask House Leaders To Support Privacy Act Extension Bill
Washington -- Companies and trade associations representing leaders of U.S. industry sent a letter to House leadership Tuesday asking them to pass the Judicial Redress Act of 2015. The letter’s sign...
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April 27, 2015
SaveWirelessChoice.com Coalition Launched
Washington -- Today CCIA joined a broad group of public interest groups, wireless carriers, and consumer and trade groups in launching the SaveWirelessChoice.com coalition. SaveWirelessChoice.com is c...
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April 27, 2015
New civil society and industry coalition urges the EU to strengthen intermediary liability protections
A civil society and industry coalition today sent an open letter to European Commission leaders urging them to strengthen intermediary liability protections in the new European Digital Single Market ...
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April 23, 2015
The EU Should Strengthen, Not Weaken, Intermediary Liability Protections
The European Commission (EC) will on May 6 present a Digital Single Market Strategy, i.e. Europe’s next game plan for digital policy.
Recent terrorist attacks in Europe have led some governments to...