Internet & Telecom Resources
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| 08-Nov-05 |
Industry Opposes New International Internet Regime With a debate over Internet governance simmering, IT industry executives and Bush Administration officials at an industry roundtable recently warned against a new regime of international government oversight and regulations. The pric
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| 15-Sep-05 |
ITAA Joins in Comments on Law Enforcement Interception of Internet Traffic in Opposing Expanded CALEA AuthorityITAA joined other major associations in filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concerning the request by law enforcement agencies for broader powers under “CALEA” to require the interception of customer Internet bound traffic. The comments criticized the request and argued More... | ||||||||||
| 15-Sep-05 |
ITAA Joins Supreme Court Brief On E-CommerceITAA has joined a number of other associations and companies in filing a friend of the court brief in support of e-commerce and in opposition to state laws that discriminate against out-of state sellers. The US Supreme Court is currently considering two constitutional challenges to state law More... | ||||||||||
| 15-Sep-05 |
Interactive TV CouncilA consortium of companies leading the development of interactive and enhanced television technologiesMore...15-Sep-05 |
| ITAA E-HealthITAA has established an E-Health Committee to:
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| 15-Sep-05 |
ITAA Presses for “Special Access” ReformITAA joined a group of telecom service providers and business end-users on June 2 2004 in filing a brief with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in support of their Mandamus petiton. The coalition which seeks the redress of the rising costs of so-called "special access" made clear late last wee More... |
| 24-Sep-04 |
California Wine Growers Amicus Brief "More... |
| 01-Aug-02 |
Child Online Protection ActMore... |
| Brochures | |
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| 01-Jan-03 |
Broadband: The Rest of the StoryMore... |
| Comment and Letters | |
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| 15-Feb-05 |
Pending Spyware BillMore... |
| 13-Dec-04 |
National Health IT InitiativeMore... |
| 23-Sep-04 |
Spyware BillMore... |
| 21-Sep-04 |
Pending Spyware BillMore... |
| 20-Apr-04 |
Can Spam BillMore... |
| 21-Mar-04 |
Do Not Call RegistryMore... |
| 22-Sep-03 |
California Online Privacy BillMore... |
| 28-Aug-03 |
ITAA Supports e-health Medicare Reform ProvisionsITAA letter in support of the House provisions of the Medicare bill which provide for “Chronic Care Improvement Programs” for Medicare Fee For Service beneficiaries, as described in section 721 of H.R.1, represent an opportunity to begin to more effectively harness network technologies to make healt More... |
| 27-Jun-03 |
California Spam BillMore... |
| 01-May-03 |
California Online Privacy BillMore... |
| 06-Sep-02 |
California Online Privacy BillMore... |
| 06-Aug-02 |
California Online Privacy BillMore... |
| 06-Aug-02 |
California Data Breach BillMore... |
| Other | |
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| 27-Oct-04 |
ITAA Tech Law Program WebcastsITAA’s Tech Law Webcast series offers more ‘practice-oriented’ resources, in addition to specific the committees with a public policy focus. Webcasts combine a telephone conference call and an Internet slide presentation on a participant's computer screen.) All presentations are archived on the ITA More... |
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| 16-Nov-05 |
ITAA Praises Internet Governance AgreementArlington, VA -- The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised an agreement by participants at the World Summit for the Information Society meeting in Tunis to drop from the agenda proposals for forming a new international body to run the Internet.The Association ap More... |
| 15-Sep-05 |
ITAA Comments to the FCC on VoIPIn response to Federal Communications Commission proceedings on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), ITAA has called upon the Commission to "build on its established regulatory regime, which clearly distinguishes between telecommunications services which, in appropriate cases, may be subject to regu More... |
| 01-Jan-05 |
Racing to the Horizon: Competition, Innovation and Enlightened Public PolicyMore... |
| Presentations | |
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| 26-Oct-04 |
Internet Governance and the Global Information SocietyMore... |
| 26-Oct-04 |
The Internet as Public PolicyMore... |
| 26-Oct-04 |
The Outlook for Telecommunications ReformMore... |
| 18-May-04 |
E-Science and the GridMore... |
| 18-May-04 |
Services over Internet ProtocolMore... |
| 18-May-04 |
The Grid and Public PolicyMore... |
| 26-Nov-03 |
Introduction to ICANNMore... |
| Press Release | |
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| 20-Dec-07 |
ITAA Calls First Session a ‘Mixed Bag’ for InnovationArlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised Congress for passing federal funding for Fiscal Year 2008 -- a task critical to government modernization initiatives -- but expressed frustration that lawmakers are leaving town without acting on urgent threats to More... |
| 27-Jul-07 |
ITAA Applauds Potential Spectrum Access CompromiseArlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today welcomed movement toward agreement on spectrum auction rules which would require a portion of the auctioned airwaves to be available to any wireless device. An FCC vote on the auction's rules is scheduled for next Tuesday More... |
| 05-Jun-07 |
ITAA Asks Senate to Preserve DOD Access to U.S. Information TechnologiesArlington, VA -The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today wrote the members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, asking them to reject provisions on Department of Defense (DoD) use of specialty metals included in the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization Act pass More... |
| 12-Feb-07 |
ITAA Calls for Trade Promotion Authority RenewalArlington, VA -- The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called upon Congress to renew the President’s Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) before it expires later this year."Access to foreign markets is the only way to ensure American companies and employees can compete on th More... |
| 26-Apr-06 |
ITAA Expresses Concerns with Potential Data Retention LegislationArlington, VA -- The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said it would have reservations about any legislation requiring Internet service providers to retain records of their users’ on-line activities, calling for a careful balance between concerns of public safety and persona More... |
| 17-Nov-05 |
ITAA Supports Allen Spyware AmendmentArlington, VA -- The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded an anti-spyware measure by U.S. Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) under consideration in the Senate Commerce Committee.In a letter to Committee members, ITAA said the bill appropriately focuses on harmful spywar More... |
| 03-Aug-05 |
ITAA Cautions FCC Against Hasty Broadband ISP VoteArlington, VA, - Many broadband Information Service Providers (ISPs) could ultimately be forced out of business if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolls back unbundling regulations for DSL service providers according to a proposal currently under consideration, the Information Technolog More... |
| 30-Jun-05 |
ITAA Applauds U.S. Stance on Internet GovernanceArlington, VA-Saying that "if it's not broken, don't fix it," the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) applauded the Commerce Department's release today of U.S. Internet Principles."The Bush Administration has gotten the issues of Internet governance exactly right," s More... |
| 30-Jun-05 |
ITAA Backs Use of "Networked Healthcare" To Save Dollars and Save LivesArlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded a call by a technology company executive for greater emphasis on prevention as a means to control chronic illnesses and lower Medicare costs.Appearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on More... |
| 09-Jun-05 |
ITAA Says "Enough Already" to Internet Governance GroupsArlington, VA-The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today told the United Nation's Working Group on Internet Governance that a proposal to create yet another group focused on the Internet would clog an already crowded field and that the resources required would be better used else More... |
| 25-May-05 |
ITAA Blasts Proposal to Extend Access Fees to Internet Service ProvidersArlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) recently denounced a proposal before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend common carrier access charges currently paid by telephone companies to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offering voice services. More... |
| 19-May-05 |
ITAA Questions FCC Authority on VOIP 911 ServiceArlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today said the Federal Communications Commission over reached its authority in ordering VOIP service providers to offer customers 911 emergency call capabilities in the next 120 days."However well intentioned, today's More... |
| 15-Feb-05 |
ITAA Praises Goodlatte Spyware Bill - Avoids Annoying Pop-up NoticesArlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised targeted anti-spyware legislation introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), HR 744."Unlike the bill now being considered by the Energy and Commerce Committee which requires multiple annoying pop-up notice More... |
| 02-Feb-05 |
ITAA Condemns Wisconsin for Wriggling Out of Internet Tax MoratoriumArlington, VA, – The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today attacked Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle’s administration for defying federal legislation banning Wisconsin state taxes on Internet access. The Doyle Administration announced last week that it does not intend to More... |
| Studies and Surveys | |
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| 13-Jun-06 |
CALEA and VoIP: Study Finds Wiretaps in Cyberspace ProblematicA new ITAA study by Internet gurus Vint Cerf, Whit Diffie and other experts warns that extending CALEA wiretap measures to Voice over Internet Protocol communications could stall innovation and introduce major security problems. Click here for the report More... |
| Testimony | |
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| 24-Sep-02 |
California Consumer Online Privacy ActMore... |
| 26-Sep-01 |
ITAA testimony "IT Infrastructure Responds in Midst of Calamity" to House Committee on Govt Reform, September 26, 2001More... |
| White Paper | |
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| 15-Sep-05 |
Chronic Care White PaperA new ITAA e-health white paper projects that improvements to the care of Medicare patients with severe chronic conditions could prevent 1.7 million hospitalizations and produce net savings of over $30 billion annually. Eight million Medicare beneficiaries with five or more chronic diseases-di More... |
| 15-Sep-05 |
HIPAA White PaperHealthcare providers are increasingly turning to technology to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency and manage administrative and regulatory burdens To best serve their customers, health care IT solution providers must address the developing concerns of their potential customer base. ITA More... |
| 15-Sep-05 |
Interactive Software White PaperThe ITAA white paper, entitled, Spyware, Supportware, Noticeware, Adware and the Internet, discusses how attempts to legislate or regulate spyware could introduce very negative unintended consequences for other types of interactive s More... |
| 15-Sep-05 |
RFID White PaperITAA's "Radio Frequency Identification RFID...Coming of Age" white paper describes some of the issues facing the technology. It was prepared by ITAA’s Innovation At-the Edge program. White paperRadio Frequency Identific More... |
| 15-Sep-05 |
Wi-Fi Deployment White PaperThis white paper describes some of the issues in the WiFi industry concerning deployment for the home user. It describes how WiFi works and some of the security issues. It also gives a forward looking outlook on the growth of WiFi. More... |
| 01-Feb-05 |
VoIP: Has the Internet Found Its True Calling?More... |
| 01-Sep-04 |
Spyware, Supportware, Adware White PaperMore... |
| 21-Jul-04 |
Chronic Care White PaperMore... |
| 15-Jun-04 |
RFID WhitepaperITAA's "Radio Frequency Identification RFID...Coming of Age" white paper describes some of the issues facing the technology. It was prepared by ITAA’s Innovation At-the Edge program. White paperRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) More... |
| 15-Jun-04 |
RFID WhitepaperITAA's "Radio Frequency Identification RFID...Coming of Age" white paper describes some of the issues facing the technology. It was prepared by ITAA’s Innovation At-the Edge program. White paperRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) More... |
| 01-Jun-04 |
RFID Coming of AgeMore... |
| 10-May-04 |
White Paper Finds Chronic Care Improvements Could Net Over $30 Billion in Medicare Cost SavingsA new ITAA e-health white paper projects that improvements to the care of Medicare patients with severe chronic conditions could prevent 1.7 million hospitalizations and produce net savings of over $30 billion annually. Eight million Medicare beneficiaries with five or more chronic diseases-disease More... |
| 01-May-03 |
NetCoalition Spam WhitepaperMore... |
| 01-Jun-02 |
Broadband and TeleworkMore... |
| 02-Jan-00 |
Getting to E-Health: The Opportunities for Using IT in the Healthcare IndustryMore... |