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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1200 G Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 350 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10296-12
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6. House ID# 330150000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Jenny Gilbert |
Date | 7/20/2015 5:19:08 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
FCC
14-90-AT&T- DIRECTV Consent to the Transfer of Licenses
05-25-In the Matter of Special Access Rates for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers AT&T Corp. Petition for Rulemanking to Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services.
14-57-Applications of Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable Inc. for Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses and Applications
15-1-Petition for Declaratory Ruling to Clarify That Technology Transitions Do Not Alterthe Obligation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers to Provide DS1 and DS3 Unbundled Loops Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 251(c)(3)
RM-10593-Request Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Reform Regulation of Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services
13-5-Technology Transitions Task Force
RM-11358-Amend Certain Part 51 Rules
14-174-Ensuring Customer Premises Equipment Backup Power for Continuity of Communications
12-353- Comment Sought on the Technological Transition of the Nations Communications Infrastructure
15-114-Petition of Granite Telecommunications, LLC for Declaratory Ruling Regarding the Separation, Combination, and Commingling of Section 271 Unbundled Network Elements
09-51-In the matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future.
07-245-Implementation of Section 224 of the Act Amendment of the Commission's Rules and Policies Governing Pole Attachments
10-51-In the Matter of Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program. .
03-123-Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities.
07-149-The petition of Tecordia Technologies, Inc. To Reform Amendment 57 and to Order a Competitive Bidding Process for Number Portability Administration
95-116-TELEPHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY
09-109-Seeks comments on Telcordia petition to reform or strike amendment 70 to institute competitive bidding for number portability administration and to end the NAPM LLC's interim role in number portability administration contract management.
15-44-Verizon Communications Inc and Frontier Communications Corporation Application for Consent to Partially Assign and Transfer Control of Domestic and International Authorizations Pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
House of Representatives
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, specifically Title 2 provisions regarding "last mile and interconnection"
General lobbying on congressional examination of the Communications Act of 1934, including the 1996 Telecommunications Act
IP Interconnection relating to Technological Transition of Nation's Communications Infrastructure, specifically to maintain obligations of sections 251/252 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act
Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Order
General lobbying related to draft open internet legislation
General lobbying in opposition to Comcast/twc merger
General lobbying on video reform - specifically program access, retransmission consent
Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions
- specifically issues related to on-time commencement of auction and 10mhz increase in the spectrum reserve
AT&T Petition to Launch a Proceeding Concerning the TDM-to-IP Transition- specifically issues related to wholesale access and copper retirement
Senate
General lobbying related to open internet legislation
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, specifically Title 2 provisions regarding "last mile and interconnection"
IP Interconnection relating to Technological Transition of Nation's Communications Infrastructure, specifically to maintain obligations of sections 251/252 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act
Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Order
General lobbying related to draft open internet legislation
General lobbying in opposition to Comcast/twc merger
General lobbying on video reform - specifically program access, retransmission consent
Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions - specifically issues related to on-time commencement of auction and 10mhz increase in the spectrum reserve
AT&T Petition to Launch a Proceeding Concerning the TDM-to-IP Transition- specifically issues related to wholesale access and copper retirement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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LD,Rep. Stearns 99-05;LegClerk Energy Commerce Cmte 1995-99 |
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Chip |
Pickering |
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Congressman 1997-01/2/2009 |
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Angie |
Kronenberg |
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Karen |
Reidy |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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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