The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet will have “some...
The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet will have “some great issues that we're going to debate and reshape,” said ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. “My number one goal is to grow that sector,” she said at a…
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TechAmerica event at the U.S. Capitol. The opportunity and high value that technology industries offer “are all ingredients that are attractive to Republicans, Democrats, Independents” and others, Eshoo said. The country needs a tax overhaul “that paves the way for the private sector to innovate,” TechAmerica President Phil Bond said. “Our future and prosperity depend upon a thriving and trustworthy Internet,” which isn’t growing as fast as it could, or with enough user confidence, he said. To promote consumer confidence, “a privacy regime should provide consumers with choice and reasonable control” of their data. Bond also backed a “prudent reallocation of spectrum,” a Universal Service Fund overhaul and federal requirements for handling data breaches.