NEW YORK (AP) - Some of the nation’s leading Internet companies are lobbying against a proposed change to New York City taxi policy.
A Washington-based lobbying group, the Internet Association, sent a letter to New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission on Thursday.
The letter was signed by such companies as Yahoo, AOL and eBay. It announced the group’s opposition to a proposed TLC regulation over the taxi smartphone app market.
Under the regulation, smartphone app operators must apply for approval for any updates to their taxi-hailing software.
The Internet companies feel that the rule would stifle innovation and hurt business.
Smartphone apps have become a popular means of hailing taxis - especially through providers like Uber - in New York.
A hearing on the regulation is set for later this month.
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