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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 | 2008 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: John S. Orlando, Senior Vice President, Washington |
Date | 01/16/2009 |
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
H.R.602, "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 in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations.
H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters.
H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television.
H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television.
H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters.
H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters.
H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters.
H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions.
H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent.
H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership.
H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing.
H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions.
H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions.
H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions.
H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions.
H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions.
H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions.
HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions.
H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions.
H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters.
H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions.
H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions.
H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions.
H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions.
H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions.
S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals.
S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising.
S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising.
S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters.
S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine.
S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine.
S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions.
S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions.
S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions.
S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations.
S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games.
S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions.
S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions.
S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions.
S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions.
S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership.
S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions.
H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights.
MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming.
DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices.
CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.
CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming.
MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 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.
MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming
MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004
Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005
MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification
MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations
MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees
ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band
MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV
MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism
MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements
MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative
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 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting
MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition
MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc.
MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 |
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.1689, "Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.2060, "Internet Radio Equality Act," all provisions.
H.R.4279, "Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.4789, "Performance Rights Act," all provisions.
S.256, "Perform Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.1353, "Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.2317, "Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.2500, "Performance Rights Act," 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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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions.
S.1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.5814, Free Speech Protection Act of 2008, all provisions.
H.R.5893, Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008, all provisions.
H.R.6146, amends title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments, all provisions.
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 |
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 SPO
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.84, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters.
H.R.4031, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007," 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.1726, "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.600, "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007," all provisions.
H.R.1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," all provisions related to film and television production.
H.R.3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes," all provisions that provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of radio and television stations.
H.R.5267, "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008," all provisions.
H.R.6049, "The Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008," all provisions related to movie and television production.
H.R.7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008," all provisions related to film and television production.
HR. 7327, "Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008," all provisions.
S.3125, "Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008," all provisions related to movie and television production.
S.3330, Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008," all provisions.
S.3446, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes," all provisions related to media companies.
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2331, "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007," all provisions related to broadcasters.
S.1223, "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007," 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.2829, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2008," provisions in this bill that relate to funding and oversight of the FCC.
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
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John S. |
Orlando |
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Brown |
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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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