Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby
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
COMPTEL

2. Address

Address1
900 17th Street, NW
 Address2
​Suite 400
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20006
 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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 Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Alan Hill
​2022966650
​ahill@comptel.org
5. Senate ID#
​10296-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​COMPTEL
6. House ID#
​330150000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2012
 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 $
​139,318.00
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: Alan Hill, SVP, Government Relations
 Date
07/20/2012

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

see attached
FCC:
WC Docket No. 10-90 Connect America Fund
GN Docket No. 09-51 A National Broadband Plan for Our Future
WC Docket No. 07-135 Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers
WC Docket No. 05-337 High-Cost Universal Service Support
CC Docket No. 01-92 Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
CC Docket No. 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
WC Docket No. 03-109 Lifeline and Link-Up
WC Docket No. 11-42 Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization
CC Docket 99-200 Numbering Resource Optimization
WC Docket 11-118 Petition for Declaratory Ruling and Conditional Petition for Forbearance
WT Docket 10-208 - Universal Service Reform Mobility Fund
WC Docket No. 12-61 Petition of US Telecom for Forbearance
WC Docket No. 12-23 Advancing Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training
WT Docket No, 04-356 Service Rules For Advanced Wireless Services
WT Docket No. 12-70 Service Rules For Advanced Wireless Services
ET Docket No. 10-142 Fixed and Mobile Services in Mobile Satellite Services Band
RM-11358 Amend Certain Part 51 Rules
RM-10593 Request Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Reform Regulation of Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services
GN 09-137 Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to section 706 of the Telecommunications Act.
GN 09-47 Comment sought on international comparison and consumer survey requirements in the Broadband Data Improvement Act.
WC 05-25 In the Matter of Special Access Rates for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers AT&T Corp. Petition for Rulemaking to Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services.

House of Representatives:
General Lobbying on Cyber Security and Privacy issues
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act
General lobbying on Lifeline/LinkUp Reform
General lobbying on IP-IP Interconnection as part of Intercarrier Compensation Reform
General lobbying regarding spectrum auction implementation
General lobbying on cloud computing
General lobbying on special access reform
General lobbying on IP Interconnection
HR 3309 - FCC Process Reform Act
HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
HR 4263 - SECURE IT Act

US Senate:
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act
General Lobbying on Cyber Security and Privacy issues
General lobbying on Lifeline/LinkUp Reform
General lobbying on IP-IP Interconnection as part of Intercarrier Compensation Reform
General lobbying regarding spectrum auction implementation
General lobbying on cloud computing
General lobbying on special access reform
General lobbying on IP Interconnection
S 3342 - SECURE IT Act
S 2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012


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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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
Jerry
James
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Mary
Albert
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Karen
Reidy
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Alan
Hill
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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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 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

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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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