The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association^®, on the FCC Collaboration Act, bipartisan legislation reintroduced today in Congress to streamline decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Full Release

Photographers across the U.S. can be segmented into two major groups – primary smartphone users and primary point-and-shoot users – but a gap exists between device usage and satisfaction in terms of printing and editing, according to a new study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. Digital Imaging – Photo Sharing and Printing found photographers across the U.S. still enjoy the permanence that print photographs offer for memorializing personal occasions, Full Release

The following statement can be attributed to Doug Johnson, vice president, technology policy, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, regarding recommendations designed to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030, contained in a report issued by the Alliance to Save Energy’s Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy. Full Release

The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, regarding today’s joint U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Internet freedom: Full Release

The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, regarding today’s U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration: Full Release

Nearly a quarter of high-definition television (HDTV) owners in the U.S. (22 percent) purchased their televisions for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl, according to the forthcoming Sports and Technology Study V by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. No other sporting event comes close to prompting that many purchases of HDTVs. Accordingly, more adults surveyed identify themselves as fans of football (79 percent) than any other sport, including baseball (53 percent), basketball (51 percent), racing (28 percent) and hockey (27 percent). Full Release

Millennials – a generation of consumers currently between the ages of 13 and 31– are not only heavy consumers of electronics products, they also exert considerable influence on others when it comes to buying consumer electronics (CE) devices, according to a new study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. The study, Millennials: The New Face of Retail, examined how Millennials learn and research CE devices, where and why they purchase CE and their influence on others in purchasing CE. Full Release

U.S. ownership rates for tablet computers saw a sharp increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to new research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. CEA’s Consumer Outlook on Tablets: Q1 2013 shows that tablet ownership rates among online U.S. consumers reached 38 percent as of December 2012, up seven percent from the previous quarter. The report examined trend information on consumer behavior and sentiment regarding the sale and use of tablet computers between October and December 2012. Full Release

The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association^® on the bipartisan Senate immigration proposal: Full Release

The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association^®  following today’s introduction of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act by Representative Todd Young (R-IN) and 121 bipartisan co-sponsors: Full Release