This morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on the long awaited net neutrality rules. In the end, the vote was 3-2, largely falling along party lines. In response to the vote, Internet Association President and CEO Michael Beckerman issued the following statement in support of the FCC’s passage of net neutrality rules:
Yesterday, PayPal hosted a panel on Capitol Hill entitled “Digital Payments Powering Small Business and Female Entrepreneurs”. Panelists included Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) and U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (VA-10), as well as Erin Andrew, Assistant Administrator with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Carey Kolaja, PayPal’s Vice President of Global Production Solutions, and Christina Battle, owner of TopShelf Boutique.
From left to right: PayPal President Dan Schulman, Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel, eBay Inc. President & CEO John Donahoe
On Saturday, February 21st, President Obama gave his weekly address to the nation. This week’s address was focused on the importance of modernizing U.S. trade policy and enabling American businesses to access the global marketplace. During his remarks, the President discussed how many small businesses are using the Internet and marketplaces like eBay to export their goods around the world.
As one of the largest employers in Utah’s 4th Congressional district, eBay Inc. was honored to host Congresswoman Mia Love’s (UT-4) inaugural town hall at our Draper, Utah campus on February 17th. Welcomed by Draper Mayor Troy Walker, local constituents and eBay Inc. employees filled the auditorium to hear from the Congresswoman, ask their questions and discuss issues important to the local community and the eBay community.
This article first appeared on the PayPal Forward blog site. Written by James Barrese, Chief Technology Officer, PayPal.
David London, Senior Director of Government Relations for eBay Inc., congratulates Senate Pro Tem, Kevin de León, at the announcement of the climate leadership package.
Representatives from Left; Devin Whitney, eBay Inc.; Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez, Assemblymember Evan Low; Assemblymember Autumn Burke; Emily Lam, SVLG; and Alex Kobayashi, Office of Assemblymember Kansen Chu.