Representing app developers, ACT's Executive Director Morgan Reed will be testifying today at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space, and the Implications for Public Policy. You can follow the hearing through the Committee's webcast and read Mr. Reed's written testimony [...]
Yesterday there was a post on TechCrunch discussing the Wall Street Journal story about content owners subsidizing mobile customers' AT&T data charges. In case you missed it, AT&T is proposing to let app makers or content owners pay for the data overage costs that customers incur with data-intensive app usage. [...]
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Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed issued the following statement at the introduction of the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association's (CTIA) collaborative initiative with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) addressing mobile apps. Mobile app developers have always appreciated voluntary programs that help us provide a better experience [...]
App-Makers Are On Washington's Radar “It helps to clarify and make it very clear that the existing COPPA regulations do apply to mobile apps, and mobile app developers need to be aware of what the rules and regulations are with respect to COPPA compliance,” said Morgan Reed, the group’s executive [...]