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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 900 17th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 400 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 10296-12
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6. House ID# 330150000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Alan Hill, SVP, Government Relations |
Date | 07/15/2013 |
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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
see attached
FCC:
WC Docket No. 11-42, Lifeline and Link Up Program and Modernization
WC Docket No. 03-109 Lifeline and Link Up
CC Docket NO. 96-45 Federal-State Board on Universal Service
WC Docket No. 13-39 Rural Call Completion
CG Docket No. 03-123, Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services with Hearing and Speech Disabilities
CG Docket No. 10-51, Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Services Program
WC Docket No. 13-5 Technology Transitions Task Force
GN Docket No. 09-51 A National Broadband Plan for Our Future
WC Docket No. 12-353 Technological Transition of Nations Communications Infrastructure
WC Docket No. 13-3 US Telecom Petition For Declaratory Ruling re Non-Dominance
RM-11358, Petitions for Rulemaking and Clarification Regarding the Commissions Rules Applicable to Retirement of Copper Loops and Copper Subloops
RM-10593, Request Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Reform Regulation of Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services
WC Docket No. 05-25, Special Access Reform
WC Docket No. 09-222, Petition for expedited rulemaking regarding section 271 unbundling obligations
WC Docket No. 09-223, Comments on petition for expedited rulemaking filed by CBEYOND, Inc
WC Docket No. 10-188, Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on Business Broadband Marketplace
WC Docket No. 11-188, Comment sought on petition seeking reverse of forbearance granted to Verizon Telephone Companies by operation of law.
CG Docket No. 13-29, 2012 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations (same for rest below)
IB Docket No. 13-35, IB Docket No. 13-30, ET Docket No. 13-36, PS Docket No. 13-31, WT Docket No. 13-32, WC Docket No. 13-33
House of Representatives:
General Lobbying on Cybersecurity issues and HR 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, specifically Title 2 provisions
General lobbying on the Lifeline program
General lobbying on IP Interconnection relating to Technological Transition of Nation's Communications Infrastructure
General lobbying on the FCC's Technology Transitions Task Force
General lobbying regarding spectrum incentive auction implementation
US Senate:
General lobbying related to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, specifically Title 2 provisions
General Lobbying on Cybersecurity issues
General lobbying on the Lifeline program
General lobbying on IP Interconnection relating to Technological Transition of Nation's Communications Infrastructure
General lobbying on the FCC's Technology Transitions Task Force
General lobbying regarding spectrum incentive auction implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Angie |
Kronenberg |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |