Computer & Communication Industry Association

Computer & Communication Industry Association

Computer & Communication Industry Association (or CCIA) is an advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. which represents a diverse member base in the computer, Internet, information technology, and telecommunications industries. According to their site, CCIA "promotes open markets, open systems, open networks, and full, fair, and open competition."[1] Established nearly four decades ago, CCIA has been active in anti-trust cases involving IBM, AT&T and Microsoft, and has fought for net neutrality and real patent reform.


CCIA members include corporations such as Google, Microsoft, LightSquared, Yahoo, AMD and Facebook.

References

  1. ^ CCIA

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