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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 805 15th Street N.W. |
Address2 | Suite 401 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400569709-12
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6. House ID# 412300000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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 |
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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: Timothy Donovan |
Date | 1/22/2018 4:07:32 PM |
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
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program
Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum
Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking
Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Issues relating to the IP Transition and Interconnection
Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability
Issues related to Data Roaming
Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy
Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process
Issues related to in-truth billing
Issues related to Business Data Services (Formerly known as Special Access)
Issues relating to Privacy
Issues relating to Cybersecurity
Issues relating to Patent litigation reform
Issues relating to Rural Broadband
Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934
Issues relating to Internet Tax Reform
Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests
Issues relating to Number Portability
Issues relating to FirstNet
Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands
Issues relating to LTE-U
Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization
Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization
Issues relating to Encryption
Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order
Issues relating to telecommunications infrastructure
Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting
Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts
H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS) Act - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 31, Federal Sunset Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 75, ALERT Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.RES. 53, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 1576, Innovation Corps Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 1581, Tribal Digital Access Act - Issues retaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform
S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency
H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency
H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion
S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion
S. 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety
H.R. 582, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety
S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access
H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access
H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order
S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order
H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband
S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband
S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment
H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act - issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy
S.J.Res. 34, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy
H. J. Res. 86, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy
H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
S. 516, State Cyber Resiliency Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity
H.R. 423, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience
S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience
S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure
H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure
H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline
S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline
S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding
S. 526, Microloan Modernization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding
H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding
H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband
S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband
H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform
H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform
H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order
H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy
H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy
H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues
S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues
Discussion Draft, 5G Acceleration Act (DOYLE) - Issues relating to Spectrum management
S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform
H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping
S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes.
S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives
H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives
H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management
S. 964, My Data Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy
H.R. 2356, MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy
H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity
S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity
S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity
H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity
H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment
S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment
H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management
S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform
H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform
S. 242/H.Res 521 - 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment
S. 1815, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - Issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity
H.R. 3806, Personal Data Notification and Protection Act - issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity
S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity
S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy
S. 1682 AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum
H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction
H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction
S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction
S. 1811, The Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions
S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions
H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband deployment
DISCUSSION DRAFT, House FCC Reauthorization bill - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform.
H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform
H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to wireless broadband deployment
S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks
H.R. 4727 - The Next Gen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks
H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance
H.Res 521, The 5G Resolution - issues relating to next-generation networks
S. 1815, The Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - issues relating to privacy
S. 1900, Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to privacy
H.R. 4163 the Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity
S. 2020, The Cyber Sheild Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity
S. 1988 The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment
H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment
H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment
H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment
H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack
H.R. 4109, The Spectrum Auction Deposits Act - issues relating to spectrum and FCC spectrum auctions
S. 1811, Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - issues relating to competition and transactions
S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - issues relating to competition and transactions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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Donovan |
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Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
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Rep. Patrick Meehan, Legislative Director '11
Rep. Bill Shuster, LA, LC, Staff Asst. '05-'11 |
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. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Issues relating to Section 3303 with regard to spectrum swaps
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Timothy |
Donovan |
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Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
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Rep. Patrick Meehan, Legislative Director '11; Rep. Bill Shuster, LA, LC, Staff Asst. '05-'11 |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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