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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 901 F Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10023 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400418991-12
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6. House ID# 406840000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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: Gail MacKinnon, Executive Vice President and Chief Government Relations Officer |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
H.R. 1319 Informed P2P User Act
H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act
H.R. 3101 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
H.R. 3745 Community Access Preservation Act; Public, Educational, Government Access Channels
H.R. 5777 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act
H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, net neutrality
H.R. 5828 Universal Service Reform Act
H.R. 2994, H.R. 3570, S. 1670 Satellite Home Viewer Extension Reauthorization Act
S.3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act
S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010
S. 4021 Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standard Act
S. 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM)
Communications Act, section 325, retransmission consent
Communications Act, section 616, carriage of independent programming
Communications Act, section 628, program access online
Communications Act, section 629, set top boxes
Communications Act, section 631 privacy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Edward |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Steven |
Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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C. Howie |
Hodges |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act
S. 515 Patent Reform Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Edward |
An |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
H.R. 3101 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
S. 3304 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
S 3828 A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility
S. 3828 A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video AccessibilityAct of 2010 and the amendments made by the Act
H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act
S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Edward |
An |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Steven |
Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
S. 3513, the Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act
S. 3793, the Jobs Creation and Tax Cut Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Edward |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Steven |
Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
H.R. 5828 Universal Service Reform Act
S. 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM)
H.R. 1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act)
H.R. 1319 Informed P2P User Act
H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, net neutrality
H.R. 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act
S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010
H.R. 5777 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act
H.R. 3745 CAP Act, PEG
S.3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 |
Edward |
An |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Steven |
Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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Howie |
Hodges |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Take a Vet to School Day - educational program linking veterans with students and schools
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 |
Edward |
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John |
Lively |
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Gail |
MacKinnon |
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Steven |
Teplitz |
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Rachel |
Welch |
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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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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
27. Add the following 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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