Intermediary Liability
Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, cPanel, CRTC, FairPlay, FairPlay Canada, Tucows
On October 2nd, the CRTC denied FairPlay Canada’s application, determining that the CRTC itself did not have the jurisdictional authority to implement the proposal.
Legislative Update, US Policy
California, California Attorney General, Canada, CDA, China, Commerce Department, Communications Decency Act, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Foreign Intelligence Operations, FTC, GDPR, Google, House Ways & Means Committee, Mexico, NAFTA, Oregon, Russia, Section 230, Section 301, Senate Intelligence Committee, Silicon Valley, Twitter, U.S., U.S. Trade Representative, United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, USTR, Virginia, Warner, West Virginia, White House, White Paper and Policy Options for Online Platforms
With only 11 working days in September, the House will mostly be in and out of session working on a number of bills and issues such as privacy, social media platforms, and trade agreements.
Member Spotlight, Open Internet
Dell, FedEx, Google, HPE, IBM, Microsoft, NetApp, NFL, PIPA, Postal Service, SingleHop, SOPA, Switzerland, UPS, USPS, Veeam
In August, Comms Manager Dakota Graves sat down with new Senior Director of Global Cloud Solutions for Veeam, Jordan Jacobs.
Digital Trade, Gender and Diversity, Open Internet, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
artificial intelligence, Digital Dividends Report, IA, Information Economy Report, Internet Association, Internet of Things, Internet World Stats, Latin America, Monica Sanders, Pew Internet Research, Sub-Saharan Africa, UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Bank, World Development Report, World Wide Web
The Internet is uniquely positioned for inclusivity and the spreading of economic benefits in ways other livelihoods have not been able.
Cybersecurity, Press Releases, Privacy, US Policy
Federal Trade Commission, FTC
The i2Coalition has submitted comments to the FTC, on Docket ID: FTC-2018-0052 or “The Commission’s remedial authority to deter unfair and deceptive conduct in privacy and data security matters”.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, CDA, Chamber of Commerce, China, Communications Decency Act, Droegemeier, Facebook, Foreign Intelligence Operations, Google, House Judiciary, House Judiciary Committee, Kelvin K. Droegemeier, National Science Board, NDAA, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Oklahoma, OSTP, Russia, Section 230, Senate, Senate Intelligence Committee, Senate Intelligence Hearing, Silicon Valley, Twitter, U.S., University of Oklahoma, US, White House
New privacy legislation and cereal rules in development, tariffs, hearsing on social media responsibility, and more.
Digital Trade, Gender and Diversity, Open Internet, Press Releases, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Asia Internet Coalition, Asociación Latinoamericana de Internet, CCIA, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting, Digital Economy Task Force, DigitalEurope, Engine, G20, IA, Information Technology Industry Council, Internet Association, ITI, SIIA, Software & Information Industry Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Our letter with 10 other organizations encourages the G20 to create and promote policies that continue to champion inclusion and diversity.
i2Coalition Group Board of Directors
i2Coalition Position Board of Directors Member, Former Board Chair
Company Cheval Capital
Company Position President
Frank is President of Cheval Capital and a Managing Director of Cheval M&A. He has been an investment banker for thirty years helping a wide variety of companies with mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and other financial services.
Frank has a particular expertise with cloud, hosting and related Internet services businesses having spent the last twenty years providing advice and helping many companies in these sectors complete transactions. Clients in these sectors have included companies such as Deluxe/Hostopia, Rackspace, and Endurance among many others of all sizes. A regular speaker at industry conferences, Frank was an early member of the i2Coalition and has been active on the Policy Working Group and lobbying fly-ins.
Prior to forming Cheval Capital in 1996, Frank was President of The Columbia Group, the broker-dealer affiliate of the Columbia Capital Corporation, and was a Vice-President and later President of Reinheimer & Company from 1988 to 1994. At these firms, Frank was an investment banker raising capital through private placements and IPO’s and providing financial advice to various telecommunications companies.
Events
Cogeco Peer 1, IBM, Internet of Things, IOT, Rackspace, Siri, SXSW, SXSW 2019, Watson
We’ll discuss the critical role data centers and cloud hosting plays in the future of the Internet. Vote on the SXSW Panel Picker to bring this discussion to SXSW 2019!
The i2Coalition has announced that Frank Stiff, President, and Co-Founder of Cheval Capital, has been appointed to its Board of Directors, and named Chair Elect.
