IIA Co-Chairman Bruce Mehlman argues that policymakers should encourage innovation by letting network managers decide how to prioritize the packets that need priority.
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IIA Statement on Senate CRA Vote to Reinstate Title II Regulation of Broadband
IIA released the following statement on the Senate CRA vote to reinstate the old “Title II” treatment of broadband under monopoly-style rules.
U.S. Should Lead, Not Follow Europe, on Privacy
Former Congressman Rick Boucher argues that the practical effect of the privacy rules proposed by former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler would do little to protect Americans on basic privacy issues and be harmful to the advertising business model of internet edge providers.
Zuckerberg’s Testimony Is a Test: Congress Needs to Act to Protect Privacy
Consumers are largely unaware of what online social platforms do with their personal information. IIA Co-Chairwoman Kim Keenan calls on Congress to enact legislation protecting consumers from unauthorized data harvesting.
Why Congress Must Decide on the Fate of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and the Personal Data of Millions of Black Americans
IIA Co-Chairwoman Kim Keenan discusses why we should demand that our representatives, regardless of their allegiance to any party, step up and protect our internet privacy regardless of the platform.
The Increasing Dominance of the Silicon Valley Tech Titans
In a recent Esquire piece, NYU Professor of Marketing, Scott Galloway describes the growing size and influence of Google and Facebook in comparison to numerous companies that compete against these Silicon Valley tech titans across various sectors of the economy.
IIA Statement on the FCC’s Vote in Favor of its Wireless Infrastructure Streamlining Order
IIA released the following statement supporting the FCC’s vote to modernize its rules governing siting of wireless infrastructure deployments.
5G: Coming to a Community Near You (With the Right Policy in Place)
Broadband is at the heart of 21st-century life, and it will be the underpinning of our economy. The need to deploy the next generation of high-speed mobile broadband service (5G) around the country is nothing less than urgent.
Network Neutrality Needs Protection by Statute
Former Congressman Rick Boucher discusses the need for bipartisan legislation which will give statutory permanence to open internet guarantees while at the same time classifying broadband as an information service to be lightly overseen by the FCC.
IIA Statement on the FCC’s New Plan to Advance 5G Deployment in the U.S.
IIA issued the following statement welcoming FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s announcement that the agency will initiate further action to speed the deployment of small cell technology and help facilitate next-generation high-speed mobile broadband service around the nation.
IIA Statement on Trump Administration Clearing the Path for 5G
IIA applauds the proposal in President Trump’s infrastructure plan to amend current law to advance deployments of small cell equipment as the nation moves towards the adoption of next-generation 5G mobile broadband technology.
IIA Statement Broadens Conversation on Consumer Internet Protections to Include Privacy
The Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) issued the following statement in response to the Internet Association’s (IA) letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer calling for lawmakers to codify open internet rules with a bipartisan bill.