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i2Coalition January 2024 Legislative Update
i2Coalition January 2024 Legislative Brief
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK On January 18, Congress avoided another federal government shutdown threat by passing phased legislation to secure temporary funding of departments and agencies through March 1 (for Agriculture, Energy & Water, Transportation-HUD, and Military Construction) and March 8 (for Commerce, Justice & Science; Financial Services and General […]
i2Coalition EU Monitoring Report: January 2024
EU institutions gear up for a busy 2024 As the New Year begins, the European Union’s institutions have emerged from a two-week break to begin this year’s committee meetings in Brussels. While the agenda is currently light on digital files, this respite will be short-lived. With a packed legislative calendar, including an almost fortnightly plenary […]
i2Coalition December 2023 Legislative Update
i2Coalition December 2023 Legislative Brief
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In January Congress will return to Washington facing a heavy, time-sensitive workload. In late December, despite delaying the start of their holiday break to continue negotiations, Senators were unable to agree on a framework for an FY 2024 supplemental funding package to provide aid to Ukraine […]
i2Coalition EU Monitoring Report: December 2023
i2Coalition Comments on FCC 2023 Open Internet NPRM: Protect VPNs, CDNs, Web Hosting, Data Storage and DNS Services
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking to reestablish its authority over broadband Internet access service by classifying it as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. The i2Coalition collaborated with its member companies to draft a comment advising the Commission to clarify that VPNs, CDNs, web hosting, […]
i2Coalition November 2023 Legislative Brief
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress avoided a federal government shutdown by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) in mid-November to extend funding temporarily until early 2024, which President Biden quickly signed into law. The CR was “laddered” to extend funding until January 19 in four areas (Agriculture, Energy-Water, Military Construction, and […]