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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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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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: Timothy Donovan |
Date | 10/20/2017 11:07:19 AM |
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 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 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 FCC Reauthorization
Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization
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 related to access to video content
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform
H.R. 75, ALERT 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. 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. 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. 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
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 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 deployment
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 deployment
H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment
H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to spectrum availability
H.R. 2105, 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. 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 and rural broadband deployment
H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack
H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack
S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack
H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband deployment
DISCUSSION DRAFT, House FCC Reauthorization bill - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform.
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
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Donovan |
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Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
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Collins |
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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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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