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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN

2. Address

Address1
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW
 Address2
​Suite 600
City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20001
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Brandon Heiner
​2023267300
​bheiner@ustelecom.org
5. Senate ID#
​38847-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
6. House ID#
​307030000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​540,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Brandon Heiner
 Date
10/17/2025 1:18:41 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2666 - Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
S.1396 - Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act
S. 2983 - Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act
H.R.2784 - Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025
S.2342 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
H.R.5079 - Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act
H.R.2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act
H.R.3960 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025
H.R.4211 - Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act
H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act
H.R.5147 - Winning the International Race for Economic Leadership and Expanding Service to Support Leadership Act or the WIRELESS Leadership Act 
H.R.5170 - Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act
H.R.5264 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment for Broadband Infrastructure or the SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act"
H.R.5266 - 5G Using Previously Granted Rulings that Accelerate Deployment Everywhere Act or the 5G UPGRADE Act"
H.R.5273 - Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act
H.R.5290 - Cable Transparency Act
H.R.5311 - Connecting and Building Lines for Expedited Expansion Act or the CABLE Expansion Act
H.R.5318 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act
H.R.4032 - Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025
H.R.1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act 2025
H.R. 1541 - Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act 2025
H.R. 2482 - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act of 2025
H.R. 2399 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
H.R. 866 - Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act 2025
S.1651 - Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025
S.323 - PLAN for Broadband Act 2025
S.98 - Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
S.1337- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act 2025
Issues related to Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate).
Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate).
Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate).
Issues related to privacy (House and Senate).
Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate).
Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate).
Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate).
Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate).
Issues related to broadband mapping (House and Senate).
Issues related to internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate).
Issues related to number portability (House and Senate).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Brandon
Heiner
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Alanna
Chapell
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Paul
Raak
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Ainslie
Lane
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Jay
Cho
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)