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 Report: May 2024
i2Coalition Internet Infrastructure Policy Brief: May 2024
Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress completed work in May on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation before breaking for the Memorial Day recess, and President Biden signed the bill into law. When Congress returns to Washington in early June, its remaining major legislative work will include the annual National […]
i2Coalition Leads Broad Stakeholders Letter to Congress Opposing Section 230 Sunset Legislation
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition organized and signed on to a multi-association letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) to voice strong opposition to their discussion draft legislation proposing to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. While focusing on so-called “Big […]
i2Coalition Joins Multi-Association Letter to Commerce Department and Submits Comments for Reconsideration of IaaS Know Your Customer Proposals
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) signed on to a multi-association letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and filed comments with the Commerce Department on April 29 seeking reconsideration of a sweeping Proposed Rule to implement two separate U.S. Executive Orders, E.O. 13984 (Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant […]