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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1300 I STREET, NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 5836-12
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6. House ID# 315720000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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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| 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: Peter B. Davidson, Senior Vice President |
Date | 07/20/2009 |
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. 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Procedures for Forbearance Act
H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reathorization Act
H.R. 3101 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009
S. 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
S. 251 - Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
S. 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act
S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act
S. 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet Act of 2009
H.R. 1076 & S. 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act
Internet behavioral advertising/privacy
Data Roaming
Handset Exclusivity
Net Neutrality
FCC's request for national broadband plans
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 |
Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Frank |
Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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Marcela |
Zamora |
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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 CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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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 & S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1 & S. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Title VI - Broadband Technology Opportunities Program: and Healthcare Information Technology)
H.R. 2998 - American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
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 |
Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Frank |
Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Andrew |
Mekelburg |
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Mark |
Mullet |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 391 - Healthy Americans Act
H.R. 1322 - Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
H.R. 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
H.R. 2068 - Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Andrew |
Mekelburg |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1006 - Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Frank |
Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 824 - Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009
H.R. 933 - Family-Friendly Workplace Act
H.R. 1274 - Working Families Flexiblility Act
H.R. 2161 - Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act
H.R. 2339 - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act
H.R. 2460 - Healthy Families Act
H.R. 2564 - Paid Vacation Act of 2009
H.R. 1490 & S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Andrew |
Mekelburg |
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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. 690 & S. 144 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 (bill to remove cell phones
phones from the listed property rules under I.R.C. 280F)
H.R. 1521 - Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
H.R. 2098 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign
corporations
H.R. 422 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the
alternative simplified research credit
S. 47 & S. 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
S. 1192 - Mobil Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009
S. 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act
H.R. 2625 - Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009
H.R. 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009
Treasury regulations on capitalization under I.R.C. sec 263a
VoIP Sourcing tax legislation
State and local taxation of digital goods
Telephone excise tax repeal
U.S. taxation of foreign earnings
Dividend taxation
Main Street Fairness Act
Telecommunications equipment depreciation
Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine
Retirement plans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Frank |
Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Andrew |
Mekelburg |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Mark |
Mullet |
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Stacey |
Sprinkle |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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Marcela |
Zamora |
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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. 1110 - Phone Act of 2009/Preventing Harrassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2009
H.R. 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009
S. 562 - Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2009
Universal Service Reform
Verizon's sale of properties to Frontier
Special Access
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
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Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Frank |
Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Roger |
Mott |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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