State Competition Bills Could Reduce Innovation: CCIA

States should avoid creating a patchwork of competition laws that could stifle tech investment, the Computer and Communications Industry Association said Friday. CCIA found many states recently considered bills to revise antitrust laws and regulate app stores. “Since industry operates across multiple state borders, proposals at the state level to create disparate approaches to competition issues could impact innovation and create new barriers to entry,” CCIA State Policy Director Khara Boender said.