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
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i2Coalition February 2020 Legislative Update
Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-January to mid-February 2020 OUTLOOK Congressional work on tech industry oversight and legislation has ramped up following the completion of the impeachment proceedings in the Senate and the return to legislative business as usual in both chambers of Congress. Section 230/Intermediary Liability. As expected, Congress […]
i2Coalition Applauds the Signing of the USMCA into U.S. Law
— PRESS RELEASE — Washington D.C., January 29, 2020 – President Donald Trump signed into U.S. law a new North American trade pact, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), on Wednesday with digital provisions that will help ensure continued economic growth and innovation across the three member countries. i2Coalition co-founder and policy working group chair David Snead has […]
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i2Coalition January 2020 Legislative Update
Your legislative update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-December 2019 to mid-January 2020. OUTLOOK In 2020, Congress is taking aim at perceived problems in the tech sphere, and the i2Coalition stands at the ready to ensure that they approach this problem solving in sensible, constructive ways, and that does not place […]
i2Coalition November 2019 Legislative Update
Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period spanning mid-October to mid-November 2019 OUTLOOK The House passed a temporary spending bill to keep the government running until Dec. 20, forestalling a government shutdown. Last week, the House voted on a number of veteran bills on suspension, and passed H.R. 4863, the United States […]