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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NW |
Address2 | SUITE 100 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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
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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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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: Bruce Carnes, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Date | 07/21/2014 |
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
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2786 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2787 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HJRes 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 987 Free Flow of Information Act all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1524 PRO Sports Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
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), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Copyright Office, Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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
- HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 210 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect. all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2013- all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions related to cable.
- HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1688 Never Contract With the Enemy Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1852 Email Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1947 Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1960 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2014 Telephone Records Protection Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2084 Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2466 "Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2553 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2684 Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2736 Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2818 Surveillance State Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3103 Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3283 "Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3381 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3875 "Telephone Metadata Reform Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3883 "Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014") Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4752 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- HRes 536 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable.
- S 387 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act- all provisions relating to cable.
- S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable.
- S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1144 "Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1215 FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1244 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1551 Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1553 To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1599 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1681 "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1957 "Partnership to Build America Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2025 "Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2171 "Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2378 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2410 Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2438 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2476 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2505 Wi-Fi Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2536 To amend Title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced criminal and civil remedies in the protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual exploitation all provisions relating to cable.
- SRes 157 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Townsend |
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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
- HR 684 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable.
- HR 923 Say No to Drug Ads Act- to deny deduction of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs all provisions relating to cable
- HR 2309 Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2373 Jumpstarting Our Business Sector all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2731 Songwriters Tax Simplification Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2831 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2992 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3086 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3724 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4457 Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4743 Bonus Depreciation Extension Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4878 Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 8 End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 213 Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 336 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable.
- S 743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1235 The Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1270 SAFE (Secure Annuities for Employee) Retirement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1364 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1431 Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1476 Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1706 "Fair Playing Field Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2260 Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2342 Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2347 Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
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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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
- HR 1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4921 To provide for the revision of certification requirements for the labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star Program - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 761 "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1245 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1392 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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