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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1300 I STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | NEW YORK |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10007 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 5836-12
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6. House ID# 315720000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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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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: Peter B. Davidson, Senior Vice President |
Date | 06/26/2012 |
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
H.R. 2271 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2009
H.R. 2995 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
H.R. 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (Net Neutrality)
H.R. 3535 & S. 1536 - Alert Drivers Act of 2009 (text messaging while driving)
H.R. 3125 & S. 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act
H.R. 3222 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act
H.R. 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009
H.R. 1076 & S. 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act
S. 251 - Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
S. 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010
S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009
S. 788 - m-SPAM Act of 2009 (to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message spam)
S. 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act
S. 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009
S. 2825 - Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency & Fairness Act
S. 2881 - FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act
S. 3042 - A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC.
Net Neutrality, network management
FCC's National Broadband Plan
Funding for broadband mapping, grants and tax credits
Global Online Freedom Act
Handset availability/exclusivity
Text messaging rates
Wireless data roaming
Internet behavioral advertising/privacy
Federal IP framework
Anti child pornography efforts
Set top box issues
Revisions to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Gateway requirements for navigation devices
Spectrum policy, spectrum allocation, D Block of 700 MHZ, DTV transition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Stacey |
Sprinkle |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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Howard |
Woolley |
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Jacqueline |
Moran |
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Stf Dir, Monetary Policy SubCmte; Policy |
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Advisor Rep Pryce; Leg Dir, Rep Ferguson; |
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Leg Asst, Rep Sessions; Policy Aid, Gov |
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Reform Cmte; Stf Asst, Rep Canady |
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Rubin |
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Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD and Counsel to |
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Rep Johnson |
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Hickey |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1260 & S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009
Online copyright content protection
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (broadband technology opportunities; extension of bonus depreciation)H.R. 3590 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (draft)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Mark |
Mullet |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
Treatment of non-financial companies in the Senate Banking Committee's financial reform bill
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Jacqueline |
Moran |
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Stf Dir, Monetary Policy SubCmte; Policy |
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Advisor, Rep Pryce; Leg Dir, Rep Ferguson; |
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Leg Asst, Rep Sessions; Policy Aid, Gov |
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Reform Cmte; Stf Asst, Rep Canady |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act
H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Medicare Part D subsidy; taxes on dividends)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Shirley |
Bloomfield |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Andrew |
Melelburg |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Mark |
Mullet |
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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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1686 - Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act (to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938)
S. 1152 - Healthy Families Act
S. 1584 - Employment Non-discrimination Act of 2009
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 |
Peter |
Davidson |
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Andrew |
Mekelburg |
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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
H.R. 422 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit
H.R. 2098 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents and royalties received or accrued)
H.R. 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 1521 - Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009
H.R. 4486 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property
H.R. 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010
H.R. 4994 - Tax Assistance Act of 2010
H.R. 7327 - Pension Relief and Technical Corrections
H.R. 690 & S. 144 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 (bill to remove cell phones from the listed property rules under I.R.C. sec. 280F)
S. 47 & S. 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
S. 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009
S. 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act
S. 3018 - Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010
Treasury regulations on capitalization under I.R.C. sec 263a
VoIP Sourcing tax legislation
State and local taxation of digital goods
State and local taxation of telecommunications
Main Street Fairness Act
Telephone Excise Tax repeal
Retirement and pension plan funding
U.S. taxation of foreign earnings
Dividend taxation
Corporate tax rates
Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine
Telecommunications equipment depreciation
Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including 50% expensing
Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones
Tax legislation related to health care, including Medicare Part D
High premium health insurance excise tax
Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions
CFC look through treatment
Research credit
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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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Cantrel |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Thomas |
Edwards |
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Robert |
Fisher |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Mark |
Mullet |
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Stacey |
Sprinkle |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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Marcela |
Zamora |
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Mark |
Rubin |
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Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD & Counsel to |
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Rep Johnson |
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. 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (caller ID "spoofing")
H.R. 3993 - Calling Card Consumer Protection Act (disclosure of terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards)
Special Access
Universal Service Reform
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Peter |
Davidson |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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Joanna |
McIntosh |
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Roger |
Mott |
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Marie |
Sylla |
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Marcela |
Zamora |
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Mark |
Rubin |
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Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD & Counsel to Rep |
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Johnson |
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4115 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009
S. 1504 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Davidson |
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Christopher |
MacKay |
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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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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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