Washington – The USA Freedom Act is now scheduled for floor action this week under a closed rule. This is unfortunate since this bill needs improvement. The following can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black: “This very important legislation will impact the civil liberties, freedom and security of every…
Washington – The FCC is now seeking public comment on what rules should be developed to protect the Open Internet. At the meeting today staff noted that all protection has lapsed since a court ruling overturning the 2010 Open Internet Rule. FCC Chairman Wheeler said “nothing in this Open Internet proposal authorizes paid prioritization” of…
Washington – In a crucial vote that impacts all mobile phone users and those who access the Internet through a wireless connection, the FCC adopted rules for its upcoming 600 MHz spectrum incentive auction that include partial reserve blocks, for which the two dominant carriers may not be eligible in all markets. While today’s decision…
Washington – The implications of the European court ruling yesterday are huge, and are raising questions from Internet users around the world about how the decision might be used and misused to promote censorship. The ruling by Europe’s highest court means that any individual there can demand that thousands of Internet companies remove links to…
Brussels – The EU’s highest court has issued a ruling Tuesday on a case that has been dubbed the “right to be forgotten” on the Internet. The ruling means people can demand links and information leading to links be taken down by search engines and other companies that provide online links. The Computer & Communications…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has supported disruptive competition and innovation for more than 40 years. Today it launched a website, ConsumerTVChoice.net, to promote competition and choice in the so-called TV set-top box marketplace. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has supported Congress’s renewal of Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, which…
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to the FCC and Chairman Wheeler that praises their long-standing commitment to protecting the open Internet and asking them not to propose new rules that would allow discriminatory practices by phone and cable Internet access providers. In the letter CCIA said altering the framework that has historically prevented discrimination…
Washington – The House Intelligence Committee approved the USA Freedom Act today, which would curtail bulk collection and storage of Americans’ phone metadata by the U.S. government. The bill matches the one the House Judiciary Committee passed yesterday. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has testified on this issue for years, advocating restraint on bulk…
Washington – The White House released the results of the Big Data review, which the president received today. The review consisted of two reports, one focused on policy, which was coordinated by John Podesta, Counselor to the President. The other, which was prepared by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), focused…
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