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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 | 2009 |
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 | 07/20/2009 |
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. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders)
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. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer)
S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg)
S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller)
S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller)
S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter)
S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter)
S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin)
S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet)
H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009"
H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel)
H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts)
H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton)
H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell)
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. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley)
H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton)
H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman)
H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak)
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
Broadcast Ownership Issues
Cable A La Carte Issues
Retransmission Consent Issues
Spectrum Issues
Federal Shield Law Issues
DTV Transition Issues
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues
DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction
Communications Disability Access Issues
Broadcast Localism Issues
White Spaces Spectrum Issues
SHVERA Reauthorization
WWOR Broadcast License
Broadcast Loudness
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
FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Bahamas cable signal theft
Bahamas cable retransmission
Selectable output control (SOC)
Canada copyright issues
Canada IPR
China IP
France IPR
France creativity and internet bill
Graduated response initiatives
Hong Kong graduated response legislation
India IPR
International Anti-Piracy Committee (IAPC)
IPAC watch list
International IP enforcement
International IPR
Korea IPR
Mexico IPR
Music download performance rights
Russia IPR
Spain IPR
Thailand camcording
Ukraine camcording
US-China IPR roundtable
Vietnam IPR
ICANN
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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Lane |
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Paul |
Jackson |
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David |
Fares |
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Pamela |
Fisher |
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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
Trade Assistance Authority
Trans Pacific Partnership
Anti-Counterfieiting Trade Agreement
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 |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
H.R. 1019, To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services
S. 294, To Amend IRC of 1986
H.R. 1088 Business Activity Tax
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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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 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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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"
S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009"
H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009"
S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization 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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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1242, "TARP Accountability 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
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Fisher |
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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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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