Washington — Senators Coons, D-Del., Daines, R-Mont., Wyden, D-Ore., and Lee, R-Utah, introduced the Review the Rule Act today that would temporarily stop the government from gaining new hacking powers until the new Congress has an opportunity to review the changes. Congress would need to pass the bill within the next couple weeks to prevent…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today 20 industry groups sent an open letter to the European Commission Vice President Ansip and Commissioner Oettinger calling on an ambitious EU Regulation to “future-proof” the EU Single Market. Specifically, the letter urges the European Commission to enable the free flow of data within the EU Single Market by banning unjustified data…
Washington – In a closely watched case about online service providers’ responsibility for users who infringe copyright, two tech trade associations defended the Internet service provider, Cox, in a court brief today. The brief advocated for clear secondary liability standards and strong DMCA safe harbors. The associations argued that Cox was wrongly held liable…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Google offered its response today to the EU’s investigation into whether it imposed restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators in an anti-competitive way. Google said that Android and its free, open source operating system gives hundreds of manufacturers flexibility and thousands of app developers easy access to internet users…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Google offered its response today to the EU’s investigation into whether it imposed restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators in an anti-competitive way. Google said that Android and its free, open source operating system gives hundreds of manufacturers flexibility and thousands of app developers easy access to internet users…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed follow up comments as the FCC seeks additional higher-band spectrum to maintain our edge in the race to 5G. Demand for mobile data is increasing at breakneck speed, so CCIA encouraged the FCC to act on the MVDDS petition, which represents one of the best opportunities…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the U.S. Trade Representative tonight, identifying worldwide barriers to digital trade in preparation for the USTR’s annual National Trade Estimate report. The CCIA filing comes as new research demonstrates the rising cost of Internet site- and service-blocking to U.S. exporters. A recent Brookings Institution…
CCIA met with Maltese ministers in Valletta on October 20-21 to discuss Malta’s EU Presidency. Malta will during the first half of 2017 steer EU Member States’ negotiations on important issues including copyright, audio-visual, telecoms, ePrivacy and data flows. CCIA Europe presented our recommendations when meeting with Emmanuel Mallia (Malta’s Minister for Competitiveness, Digital and…
Valletta, Malta — The tech industry is meeting with Maltese ministers in Valletta today and tomorrow to discuss Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the EU starting 1st January. The delegation will discuss the legislative “Digital Single Market” proposals which Malta will chair the Council’s negotiations on. CCIA Europe will moreover present the tech industry’s…
