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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 540 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | New York |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10019 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 305076-12
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6. House ID# 382250000
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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. | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: John S. Orlando, Senior Vice President, Washington |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.CON.RES.16, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions.
S.CON.RES.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions.
H.R.624, "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, all provisions.
S.2, Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
S.21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy.
S.134, "Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions.
S.418 , "Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.
S.555, Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act, all provisions.
Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005
CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy
MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations
MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising
MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent
MB 09-182, 07-294 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
MM 11-189- Standardized Program Reporting Requirements for Broadcast Licenses
MB 10-56- Media Bureau Seeks Comment on Whether Comcast-NBCU Benchmark Conditions needs Clarification and Whether a Proposal Third Protective Order for Compliance Should be Adopted
MB 12-83- Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint Proceeding
MB 12-68- Revision of the Commission's Program Access Rules
MB 12-305- Time Warner Cable LLC for Modification of the Television Market of WLNY, Riverhead, NY
MB 07-294 --Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; MB 06-121 --2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of The Telecommunications Act of 1996; MB 02-277 --2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of The Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 01-235 --Cross-Ownership and Broadcast Stations and Newspapers; MM 01-317 --Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets; MM 00-244 --Definition of Radio Markets; MB 04-228 --Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and to Build on Earlier Studies
GN 12-268 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions
GN 12-354 -- Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
ET 13-26 --Office of Engineering and Technology Releases and Seeks Comment on Updated OET-69 Software
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Martin D. |
Franks |
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John S. |
Orlando |
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Anne |
Lucey |
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Bryce |
Harlow |
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Josh |
Brown |
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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 ADV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.923, Say No to Drug Ads Act, all provisions.
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 |
John S. |
Orlando |
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Bryce |
Harlow |
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Josh |
Brown |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.148 ,DISCLOSE 2013 Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
H.R.269, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
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 |
John S. |
Orlando |
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Bryce |
Harlow |
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Josh |
Brown |
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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
H.R.456, "Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013, all provisions.
S.208, Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013, all provisions.
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 |
John S. |
Orlando |
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Bryce |
Harlow |
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Josh |
Brown |
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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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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