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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1100 G St. NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
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 | 2020 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Julia Strow |
Date | 10/20/2020 3:41:36 PM |
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
House of Representatives
General lobbying related to FCC Docket No. 19-308 (Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services).
General lobbying on decreasing the barriers to deployment of fiber and next-generation broadband networks, including the Broadband Connectivity and Digital Equity Framework on streamlining broadband and infrastructure deployment.
General lobbying on COVID-19 relief efforts related to the provision of telecommunications services and Universal Service Fund programs (Lifeline, E-rate, Rural Telehealth, etc.).
Lobbying on specific aspects of H.R. 6800 (The Heroes Act) including funding for broadband deployment and requirement to deliver telecommunications services
Senate
General lobbying related to FCC Docket No. 19-308 (Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services).
General lobbying on decreasing the barriers to deployment of fiber and next-generation broadband networks, including the Broadband Connectivity and Digital Equity Framework on streamlining broadband and infrastructure deployment.
General lobbying on COVID-19 relief efforts related to the provision of telecommunications services and Universal Service Fund programs (Lifeline, E-rate, Rural Telehealth, etc.).
General lobbying on FCC approval of Ligado L-Band Application to Facilitate 5G/IoT (Docket Nos. 11-109, 12-340)
General lobbying related to the Senates consideration of amendments to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Federal Highway Administration
Docket No. FHWA-2019-0037, RIN 2125-AF92: Submitted comments on FHWAs on Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
FCC Dockets Filed In From July 1 - September 30 (in reverse chronological order)
20-269: Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion
20-71: Eliminating Ex Ante Pricing Regulation and Tariffing of Telephone Access Charges
20-22: Implementing Section 13(d) of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act
19-308: Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services
19-195: Digital Opportunity Data Collection
18-120: Rural Tribal Priority Window, Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band
17-142: Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments
17-84: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment
17-59: Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Illegal Robocalls
16-197: Conditions Imposed in the Charter Communications-Time Warner Cable-Bright House Networks Order
11-10: Modernizing the Form 477
09-51: A National Broadband Plan for Our Future
06-122: Universal Service Contribution Methodology
97-21: Nomination for Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors
96-45: Nomination for Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors
RM-11862: Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934
RM-11857: Consumer Technology Association Petition to Expand Marketing Opportunities for Innovative Technologies
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
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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Pickering |
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Congressman 1997-01/2/2009 |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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
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
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |