The i2Coalition Public Policy Working Group is responsible for determining the specific responses for the i2Coalition in regards to global policy issues that are important to the Internet’s infrastructure. Recent achievements center around Net Neutrality and surveillance reform, achieved through engagement with the FCC and in support of the USA FREEDOM Act in the U.S., respectively. The Working Group is currently focusing attention on a number of important issues including patent troll reform.
The i2Coalition engages in policy matters in accordance with its General Mission Statement and meets regularly to discuss issues that arise that fall within our scope. Policy Group members take an active role in reviewing policy and writing briefs on behalf of i2Coalition that support the industry’s goals. The i2Coalition believes that an open and free Internet drives economic growth and enhances the lives of people around the globe. As an organization, we promote policies that foster continued development and expansion of the Internet.
Recent Public Policy Working Group projects include:
- We participate in the Digital Due Process Coalition (DDP) and delivered key Congressional sponsorships in a collective fight to reform the Electronics Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
- We provided comments on the importance of an open Internet to maintain the continued growth of the cloud to the FCC in response to its Net Neutrality proposal.
- We led an aggressive advocacy campaign in five key cities to reform the patent system and to curb the patent troll litigation issues that devastate our industry.
- We were leaders in a coalition that helped drive core support for the USA FREEDOM Act, the largest reduction of U.S. surveillance authority in a generation, which passed in early 2015.
- We actively speak out against the expansion of Internet surveillance worldwide, including being a voice against Bill C-51 in Canada.
- We actively engage in the debate on the role of encryption in the digital economy.
- We submitted an amicus brief in the important Microsoft Ireland email privacy case.
- We’ve taken an important role in educating U.S. lawmakers on the IANA transition as part of our focus on the DOTCOM Act.
- We provided strategic counsel and comments on the proposed NIST cybersecurity framework.
Recent Updates On US Policy
i2Coalition June 2022 Legislative Brief
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late June, in response to numerous mass shooting tragedies in the U.S., Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill. The law provides for additional scrutiny of gun purchasers under the age of 21, incentivizes states to adopt red-flag […]
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i2Coalition June 2022 Legislative Update
Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late June, in response to numerous mass shooting tragedies in the U.S., Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill. The law provides for additional scrutiny of gun purchasers under the age of 21, incentivizes states to adopt red-flag legislation […]
i2Coalition May 2022 Legislative Brief
Your brief update on Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK Heading into the Memorial Day recess period, leaders in the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration still have many major domestic policy priorities they wish to advance this year, including an additional COVID preparedness aid package; a narrower version of the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better proposals […]
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i2Coalition April 2022 Legislative Update
Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration continue to balance legislative and policy efforts to respond to global and domestic crises while still pursuing their political priorities. President Biden and Congress have worked together to pass laws and create policies to aid Ukraine’s defense against Russia and […]