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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 400 ATLANTIC STREET |
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City | STAMFORD |
State | CT |
Zip Code | 06901 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 59056-12
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6. House ID# 352150000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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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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. | ||||||||
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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: Vanessa Sinders, SVP, Congressional and Administration Affairs |
Date | 10/21/2019 5:27:03 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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 151 - TRACED (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrance) Act, all provisions,
HR 946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, all provisions.
HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 1101 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority.
HR 1220 / S 510 - Truth-In-Billing, Remedies and User Empowerment Over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act, all provisions.
HR 1555 - Transparency for Cable Consumers Act, all provisions.
HR 1644 / S 682 - Save the Internet Act, all provisions.
S 734 - Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, all provisions.
S 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act, all provisions.
HR 2063 - Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act, all provisions.
HR 2355 - Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious (ROBO)Calls and Texts Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 2386 - STOP Robocalls Act, all provisions.
S. 1294 Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 1356 - Honest Ads Act, all provisions.
S 1289 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act, all provisions.
S 1398 - Smart Cities and Communities Act 2019, all provisions.
HR 2682 - Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019, all provisions
HR 2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, all provisions.
S 1479 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 3002 - To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, all provisions.
S 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, all provisions.
HR 3156 - Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act, all provisions.
HR 3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 1822 - Broadband DATA Act, all provisions.
HR 3264 - Ending One-Ring Scams Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 3255 - Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 3325 - Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, all provisions.
HR 3994 - Modern Television Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 3999 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 4127 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 2431 - Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act, all provisions.
HR 4171 - Wireless Investment Now (WIN) 5G Act, all provisions.
HR 4179 - Ensuring National constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act of 2019, all provisions.
HR 4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act, all provisions.
HR 4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act, all provisions.
H Res 549 - Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entries and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity.
S 2454 - Go Pack Go Act of 2019, all provisions.
S 2522- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, provisions related to rural utility service.
S 2524 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, provisions related to the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.
HR 4486 - Digital Equity Act of 2019, all provisions.
Other issues pertaining to infrastracture and broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, FCC merger review, diversity and inclusion, online privacy, cybersecurity, retransmission consent, channel carriage and spectrum.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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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Bohigian |
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McMillan |
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Patrick |
Williams |
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Vanessa |
Sinders |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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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
Issues related to digital goods.
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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McMillan |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |
CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |