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 Internet Infrastructure Policy Brief: September 2024
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The House and Senate leaders agreed in late September to a three-month continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded until December 20. This accord enabled U.S. lawmakers to pass the CR, send it to President Biden for signature into law, and leave Washington, DC […]
i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Report: July 2024
i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Brief: July 2024
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned in late July for the summer recess period with plans to return to Washington on September 9. The House did not meet the goal of completing work on all 12 FY 2025 funding bills before the August break. The Senate […]
Cyber Incident Reporting: i2Coalition Calls for CISA to Advance a Coherent Multistakeholder Approach to CIRCIA’s DNS Exception
A key element of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) enacted in the U.S. is the requirement for covered critical infrastructure sectors—including Internet infrastructure providers—to quickly report, subject to certain exceptions, significant cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a part of the U.S. Department of […]