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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1400 16TH STREET, NW, SUITE 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 8577-12
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6. House ID# 318850000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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: Michael F. Altschul, Sr. VP and General Counsel |
Date | 07/17/2008 |
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. 3010 / S. 1782 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
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 |
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Altschul |
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Bolster |
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Carpenter |
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Driscoll |
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Hoover |
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Chris |
Salemme |
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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. 436 / S. 166 Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007
H.R. 1818 Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007
H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
H.R. 5450 / S. 2668 Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employees Cell Phone Act of 2008
H.R. 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008
H.R. 5793 Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008
H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
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 |
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Bolster |
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Jot |
Carpenter |
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Jay |
Driscoll |
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Bobby |
Franklin |
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Largent |
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Salemme |
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James |
Schuler |
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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. 251 Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
H.R. 401 / S. 1466 National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Wireless Access
H.R. 608 - Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007
H.R. 1597 / S. 234 Wireless Innovation Act of 2007
H.R. 1776 Call Center Consumers Right to Know Act
H.R. 1788 Re-Channelization of Public Safety Spectrum Act
H.R. 2054 Universal Service Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007
H.R. 3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act
H.R. 3281 / S. 1853 Community Broadband Act of 2007
H.R. 3403 9-1-1 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007
H.R. 3482 / S. 1769 Same Number Act of 2007
H.R. 3565 Insular Rate for Cellular Customers Act
H.R. 3627 / S. 1190 Connect the Nation Act
H.R. 3786 - Servicemembers Telecom Contract Relief Act
H.R. 3789 Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007
H.R. 3914 Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act
H.R. 3919 Broadband Census of America Act of 2007
H.R. 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
H.R. 5435 / S. 2507 DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
H.R. 5717 Inform and Deter Spam Act
H.R. 5769 Stop M-Spam Abuse as a Sales Industry Habit (SMASH) Act of 2008
H.R. 5846 Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 (M2Z)
H.R. 5994 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
H.R. 6320 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008
H.R. 6356 - Universal Service Reform, Accountability, and Efficiency Act of 2008
S. 101 USA Act
S. 215 Internet Freedom Preservation Act
S. 337 White Spaces Act of 2007
S. 428 IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
S. 711 Universal Service for the 21st Century Act
S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act
S. 1190 Connect the Nation Act
S. 1315 Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007
S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act
S. 1622 FCC Upper 700 MHz Band Plan Reevaluation
S. 1965 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
S. 2033 Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007
S. 2046 Text a Tip Act of 2007
S. 2171 - Uniform Wireless Consumer Protection Act
S. 2361 Wireless Telephone Privacy Act
S. 2454 Wireless 411 Privacy Act
S. 2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008
S. 3138 - Do Not Text Act of 2008
P.L. 109-171 The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Title III Digital Television Provisions
Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 Draft
Prepaid Wireless Telecommunication Access Device Enforcement Act of 2008 Draft
Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 (M2Z) Draft
Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act
Inform and Deter Spam Act Draft
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act Draft
Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act Draft
Converter Box Issues related to the DTV Transition
Federal Funding for DTV Transition Activities
Issues related to Federal Spectrum and Scoring
Issues related to the AWS Relocation Funding and Process
Issues related to the Siting of Wireless Towers
Issues related to Wireless Net Neutrality
Issues related to the FCC's Service Rules for the AWS-3 Band
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
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 |
Mike |
Altschul |
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Bob |
Bolster |
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Carolyn |
Brandon |
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Jot |
Carpenter |
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Jay |
Driscoll |
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Christopher |
Guttman-McCabe |
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David |
Hoover |
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Brian |
Josef |
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Largent |
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Garnett |
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Redl |
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Unpaid Intern - Office of Rep. Sue Kelly |
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Chris |
Salemme |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues Related to Pandemic Preparation
Issues Related to Emergency Alerts
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 |
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Carpenter |
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Bolster |
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Redl |
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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: a complete list of CTIA's members may be found at the following - http://www.ctia.org/membership/ctia_members
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 7 | 13 |
2 | 8 | 14 |
3 | 9 | 15 |
4 | 10 | 16 |
5 | 11 | 17 |
6 | 12 | 18 |
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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2 | 14 | 26 |
3 | 15 | 27 |
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12 | 24 | 36 |