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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 | 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 | |
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. | ||||||||
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: Peter B. Davidson, Senior Vice President |
Date | 01/21/2013 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4348 & S. 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)
H.Con.Res. 112 - FY 2013 Budget Resolutions (tax reconciliation requirements including tax reform)
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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Davidson |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2577 - SAFE Data Act
H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 3675 & S. 2008 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011
H.R. 6671 - Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments of 2012
H.R. 4263 & S. 2151 - SECURE IT Act of 2012 (Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act)
S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011
S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011
S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
S. 1011 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011
S. 1207 - Date Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011
S. 3333 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012
H.Res. 57 & S. Res.446 - concerning the exercise of control over the Internet by the United Nations and other international governmental organizations
H.Con.Res. 127 & S.Con.Res. 50 - concerning actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (including the related activities of the International Telecommunications Union World Conference on International Telecommunications)
Network sustainability (especially during/after natural disasters)
E911 reform and next generation 911(e.g., text to 911)
Cyber security; privacy; location based services
Issues associated with the Communications Act; Internet Governance
Retransmission consent
Broadband competition; Video competition, program access
Mobile payments applications/products
FM radio chips in wireless devices
Data roaming
LTE deployment
Spectrum policy/holdings/allocation/auctions
600MHz incentive auction structure
D Block reallocation and FirstNet buildout plan
Receiver performance and interference
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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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Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Michone |
Johnson |
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Jacqueline |
Kolego |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Brian |
Rice |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act (patent reform act)
H.R. 3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act
S. 968 - Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011
Piracy of copyrighted works and trademarked goods
Standard essential patent issues under the jurisdiction of the International Trade Commission
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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1062 - Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act
Issues related to Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Agency Legislation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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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Jacqueline |
Kolego |
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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
Health Information Technology/mobile health devices and applications/telemedicine
Implementation of regulations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Coverage Act
Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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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Thomas |
Edwards |
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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. 1981 - Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011
S. 913 - Do No Track Online Act of 2011
Issues related to child pornography and cyber stalking
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection 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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Robert |
Fisher |
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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
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. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (R&D tax credits)
H.R. 4 & S. 18 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (1099 reporting)
H.R. 428, S. 106 & S. 1012 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
H.R. 1002 & S. 543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011
H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012
H.R. 1439 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act
H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act
H.R. 2735 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations
H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act (to improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws)
H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
H.R. 4016 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012
H.R. 6169 - Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012
H.R. 4196 & S. 2240 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets
H.R. 674, S. 89 & S. 164 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 (to amend the IRC of 1986 to repeal imposition of 3% withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities)
H.R. 1860 & S. 971 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
H.R. 2701 & S. 1452 Main Street Fairness Act
H.R. 3091 - To make permanent the individual tax rates for capital gains and dividends
S. 135 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011
S. 1647 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates
S. 1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act (a bill to restore States' rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws)
S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
S. 3412 - Middle Class Tax Cut Act
VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections
Internet tax fairness
State and local taxation of telecommunications/the Internet/digital goods
Retirement and pension plan funding
U.S. taxation of foreign earnings
Corporate tax reform/interest deductibility/tax rates
International tax reform
Dividend taxation
Energy tax legislation
Carried interest legislation
Treasury guidance on the Economic Substance Doctrine
IRS rules on uncertain tax positions (Ann. 2010-30)
Telephone excise tax repeal
Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including expensing and bonus depreciation
Telecommunications equipment depreciation
Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones
Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions
CFC look-through treatment
Research tax credit
Employer education assistance
Federal telecommunications excise tax application to wireless fees
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, 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 |
Frank |
Cantrel |
Jr |
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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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Mark |
Mullet |
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Brian |
Rice |
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Stacey |
Sprinkle |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
PBGC insurance premiums
Nominations subject to confirmation by the Senate
Distracted driving (especially related to hand-held devices)
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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Davidson |
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Fisher |
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Jacqueline |
Kolego |
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Mullet |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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