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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 408 New Jersey Avenue, SE |
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City | Washington |
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Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 70131-113
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6. House ID# 358030000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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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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: MR. JAMES F. GREEN |
Date | 5/7/2018 9:29:36 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying on issues impacting corporate taxation, including the following specific bills:
H.R.184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 (provisions on excise tax on medical devices);
H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns);
H.R.2193 - Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2017; and
S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017.
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 |
Andrew J. |
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James F. |
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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
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment.
H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provisions--numerous issues related to the regulation of telecommunications carriers, including: spectrum; communications facility deployment; broadband deployment; law enforcement requests for customer data; Division P - RAY BAUMs Act of 2018; Title I, FCC Reauthorization (provisions related to spectrum auction deposits); Title III (securing access to networks in disasters); Title IV (FCC Process Reforms); Title V (provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrasgructure deployment and cybersecurity); and Title VI (MOBILE NOW provisions).
Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - SIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H,R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement; and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment).
H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations);
H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability);
H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs);
H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use);
H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information);
H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones);
H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities);
S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements);
S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security);
S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers;
S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions);
S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices);
S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities);
S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities);
S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and
S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); and
S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
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 |
Andrew J. |
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James F. |
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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
General issues concerning copyright, patent and trademark reform, including the following bill:
H.R.1695 - Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (issues concerning reorganization of the Office of the Register of Copyrights).
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 |
James F. |
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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative and regulatory initiatives related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts and issues related to litigation reform, including:
H.R.1374/S.537 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 (provisions related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts).
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 |
James F. |
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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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