"We oppose today's unconstitutional, ill-considered executive order. The free speech protections in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act are the legal underpinning of our vibrant U.S. online economy and our nation's global digital leadership."

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® Foundation has awarded $700,000 in grants to 21 organizations supporting the lives of seniors and people with disabilities through technology. First time grantees include Helen Keller National Center, American Printing House for Blind and Code of Support Foundation.  

Statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement that it will vote to further streamline the regulations for wireless infrastructure siting.

One-third (31%) of U.S. homes are more likely to want to purchase tech products within the next year, despite the COVID-19 outbreak – according to a new Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®study. Highlighting technology’s vital importance in consumer’s lives today and in the future, CTA’s 22^nd Annual Consumer Technology Ownership and Market Potential Study (fielded March 31 to April 6, 2020) examines household ownership and future purchase plans across 60+ consumer tech products.

Core tech device shipments such as smartphones, TVs and laptops will decline in 2020 as consumers struggle with economic uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®. The Special 2020 Industry Forecast Update: Assessing COVID-19 Impact report also finds consumer spending on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will rise amid stay-at-home orders, performing better than expected.

Statement from Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the President’s Executive Order to temporarily suspend new green card applications. 

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, comments on the Federal Communications Commission vote to make 1200 megahertz of spectrum available for unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band.

U.S. household use of video and conference call platforms such as Zoom and Slack saw the biggest jump week-over-week, as Americans switch from in-person to virtual business meetings and social gatherings, according to a new weekly tracker introduced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®. 
 

Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® and American Telemedicine Association (ATA) launched a new website of telehealth technology solutions amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The website, TechHealthDirectory.com, is developed and hosted in conjunction with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and features a growing list of digital health resources – from remote monitoring to telemedicine – to assist the health care industry during the coronavirus outbreak.   

Statement from Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the new law passed by the state of Washington allowing the use of facial recognition technology with certain restrictions.

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) upcoming vote to make 1200 megahertz of spectrum available for unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® congratulates Eliott Peck, executive vice president and general manager, imaging technologies and communications group, Canon U.S.A., on his successful career and pending retirement at the end of March. The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA:

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ®, regarding the House of Representatives’ passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

As millions stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, American households are embracing a major lifestyle shift – by consuming video streaming services at a higher rate and adopting newer tech solutions such as contactless food/grocery delivery and fitness apps for their daily needs, according to a new study by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®.

Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® introduced a new set of industry-created, voluntary principles for virtual care. The recommendations to address and advance the use of virtual care tools - such as telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and real-time communication between patients and clinicians – follow the Centers for Disease Control (Feb. 29, 2020) call for the increased use of telehealth to evaluate, triage and care for patients in the fight against pandemic outbreaks.

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, issued the following statement on COVID-19.

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)^®, voiced opposition to the EARN IT Act, introduced today by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), in an op-ed on CTA.tech.

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to allow for improved broadband coverage in rural and underserved areas by allowing more access to “TV White Spaces” for unlicensed wireless services.

More than 50 organizations – from major tech giants to startups and health care industry leaders – convened by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® have developed the first-ever ANSI-accredited standard for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. This standard, part of CTA's new initiative on AI, is the first in a series that will set a foundation for implementing medical and health care solutions built on AI.