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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 444 N. CAPITOL STREET, NW, #740 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 29276-101
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6. House ID# 321460002
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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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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: Patrick J. Lane, Sr. Vice President |
Date | 07/20/2010 |
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
S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint)
S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign)
S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe)
S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet)
S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals
S. 2847, " Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act"
H.R. 226, "Broacaster Freedom Act of 2009"
H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009"
H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren)
H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak)
H.R. 1084, "To Require the FCC to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program."
H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo)
H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar)
Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence
H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act"
H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses."
H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009"
H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes.
Broadcast Ownership Issues
Retransmission Consent Issues
Spectrum Issues
Federal Shield Law Issues
Spectrum Issues
Network Neutrality
Future of Journalism
National Broadband Plan
Selectable Output Control Waiver
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
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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Regan |
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Maureen |
O'Connell |
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Lane |
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Paul |
Jackson |
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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. 848, "Performance Rights Act" (Conyers)
H.R. 1319, "Informed P2P User Act" (Bono Mack)
S. 610, Patent Reform Act 2009
HR 3288 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 Division B- Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; Title IIDepartment of Justice sections on salaries and expenses, united states attorneys, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Office of Justice Programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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Regan |
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Rick |
Lane |
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Paul |
Jackson |
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David |
Fares |
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Janet |
O'Callaghan |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Columbia FTA
Panama FTA
Korea FTA
H.R. 2271 Global Online Freedom Act of 2009
Trans Pacific Partnership
Anti-Counterfieiting Trade Agreement
CPB Authorization
Trans-Pacific Partnership
WTO Doha Development Negotiations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
David |
Fares |
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O'Callaghan |
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Lane |
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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. 1019, To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services
H.R. 1088 Business Activity Tax
S. 1763, "Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act"
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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Regan |
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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
Online Behavioral Advertising
Direct to Consumer Drug Advertising
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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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Regan |
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Lane |
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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"
S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009"
S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act"
S. 3295, "Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act"
H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"
H.R. 5175, "Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act"
Libel Tourism
Federal Shield Law
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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Regan |
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Jackson |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1242, "TARP Accountability Act"
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
S. 910, "TARP Accountability Act"
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of
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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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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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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