Washington – The Senate has taken a step towards meaningful surveillance reform in the final weeks of the 113th Congress, after the Senate moved closer to a vote on the USA FREEDOM Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman Sensenbrenner R-Wisc. and Senator Leahy D-Vt. earlier in the year, will begin the process of restoring…
Washington – Days after President Obama weighed in on Open Internet rules, saying the Internet was too critical to let a few big network access companies become gatekeepers for content, one of those big companies responded with a threat. AT&T told Wall Street it may suspend its plan to invest $18 billion in broadband deployment…
Washington – Days after President Obama weighed in on Open Internet rules, saying the Internet was too critical to let a few big network access companies become gatekeepers for content, one of those big companies responded with a threat. AT&T told Wall Street it may suspend its plan to invest $18 billion in broadband deployment…
Washington – President Obama released a statement today that strongly supports the reclassification of broadband access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. The statement comes at a key time as the FCC grapples with trying to preserve the Open Internet under stronger legal authority while facing intense political pressure from…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Office of the United State Trade Representative Wednesday evening, asking that the annual trade barriers report reflect some of the biggest obstacles to digital trade. CCIA noted the large and growing importance of the Internet and Internet-enabled trade to the U.S. and global…
Washington – The FTC announced this week it is suing AT&T for slowing Internet speeds for customers for heavy Internet usage even though they paid for unlimited data as advertised. The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds increased enforcement in this area. A new study from the Measurement Lab Consortium (M-Labs) suggests the problem of…
Washington – In a speech at the Brookings Institution today, FBI Director James Comey’s called on Congress to pass legislation giving the government statutorily mandated access to the encrypted data on peoples’ smartphones. Comey had previously criticized companies like Apple and Google for offering customers new encryption tools to protect smartphone data. The following can…
Brussels – Since the Internet is such a critical platform for economic opportunity and social development, the EU should be a strong advocate for Internet governance that does not involve new governmental controls at the upcoming ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan in October. Industry groups including the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) issued a statement today…