Americans for Technology Leadership is a coalition of technology professionals, companies and organizations that advocates limited government regulation of technology. It has been described as a

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and has been cited as an example of

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. In 2001, the ''

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'' reported that hundreds of similar letters were sent to newspapers voicing disagreement with the United States Department of Justice and its antitrust suit against Microsoft. The letters, prepared by Americans for Technology Leadership and

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, had in some cases been mailed from deceased citizens or nonexistent addresses. The founding members of the coalition are: *

* Cityscape Filmworks * Clarity Consulting *

CompTIA The Computing Technology Industry Association, more commonly known as CompTIA, is an American trade association that issues temporary vendor-neutral professional certifications for the information technology (IT) industry. Certifications All ce ...

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* 60Plus Association * Small Business Survival Committee * Staples, Inc.

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External links

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