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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 | 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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| 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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kelly Cole |
Date | 7/20/2017 4:11:23 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to comprehensive tax reform
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Jaime |
Hjort |
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Hank |
Kilgore |
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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. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of mobile service coverage data
H.R. 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - to encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available for use by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes
H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017
S. 19 - MOBILE NOW Act - a bill to provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes
S. 770 - a bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes
S. 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services
S. 964 - MY DATA Act of 2017 - a bill to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security, and for other purposes
S. 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - a bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service
S. 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones
S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes
S. 1363 - A bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes
S.J.Res. 34 - 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 regarding the deployment of FM chips in mobile telephones
Issues related to E911/NG911
Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections
Issues related to connected cars
Issues related to cybersecurity
Issues related to drones
Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund
Issues related to smart cities
Issues related to spectrum policy
Issues related to stolen phones
Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order
Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Issues related to the deployment of broadband
Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure
Issues related to wireless emergency alerts
Issues related to wireless towers
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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Kelly |
Cole |
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Jaime |
Hjort |
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Hank |
Kilgore |
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James |
Robertson |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the shipment of batteries
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 |
James |
Robertson |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Jaime |
Hjort |
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Hank |
Kilgore |
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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
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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)
Internet Address: https://www.ctia.org/about/our-members
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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
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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