ACT filing at FCC on AT&T Petition
ACT’s letter to the FCC outlining the need for beta tests to facilitate the transition to network infrastructure capable of providing new IP-based services and applications. [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FCC-Filing-on-ATT-Petition-Final-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Report[/pl_button]
ACT filing at FTC regarding In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH
ACT filing at the FTC requesting the Commission uphold its recent decision and support standards bodies and the commitment to license patents under FRAND terms. [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ACT-Bosch-Public-Comments-Final-copy.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Report[/pl_button]
COPPA – IMPROVED FOR BIG COMPANIES, NOT FOR EDUCATION STARTUPS
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced updates to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that addresses many of the concerns of industry. In response to the new rules, Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed made the following statement: Final Rule Makes Important Changes for Large Companies and Platforms “ACT and the app developer community appreciate the FTC’s efforts to address to remove ambiguity and address the concerns of large companies and app platforms. These changes are welcome, [...]
ACT RESPONDS TO FTC REPORT ON “MOBILE APPS FOR KIDS”
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a new report entitled “Mobile Apps for Kids” that highlighted a persistent privacy transparency gap on mobile apps for children. During their press conference, the FTC highlighted the Association for Competitive Technology's education and transparency efforts as "promising." In response to the report, Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed made the following statement: “For the past year, we have educated hundreds of app developers around the country on best practices for [...]
Comments to the ITC regarding technology standards
Additional Comments from ACT opposing an exclusion order when patents were part of a standard [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ACT-ITC-337-TA-794-2012-Submission.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full Comments[/pl_button]
AT&T’s Infrastructure Investment Will Be Immense for App Developers
AT&T’s commitment to invest $14 billion in its wireless and wireline networks will have an immense impact on app makers. Capital investment, like today’s by AT&T, is essential to improve our mobile broadband infrastructure. This helps meet wireless consumer demand and alleviates concerns in the app industry that crowded airwaves will stunt growth and slow innovation. While the federal government urgently needs to free up more spectrum, telecommunications providers must also do their part. AT&T clearly understands this and today’s commitment [...]