Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3646, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, H4 5175, HR 5257, HR 5777, HR 5828, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836, S 2847, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115, S 3295, S 3304, S 3742, S 3756, S 3804, S 3828
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
REGULATION OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3682, HR 3717, HR 3802, HR 3803, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4829, HR 5257, HR 5777, HR 5828, HR 5907, HR 5947, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266, S 1397, S 1447, S 1749, S 1836, S 2825, S 2879, S 3115, S 3304, S 3490, S 3742, S 3828, S 3756, S 3995
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
REGULATION OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3682, HR 3717, HR 3802, HR 3803, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4829, HR 5257, HR 5777, HR 5828, HR 5907, HR 5947, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266, S 1397, S 1447, S 1749, S 1836, S 2825, S 2879, S 3115, S 3304, S 3490, S 3742, S 3828, S 3756
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3646, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, H4 5175, HR 5257, HR 5777, HR 5828, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836, S 2847, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115, S 3295, S 3304, S 3742, S 3756, S 3804, S 3828
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $230,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3646, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, H4 5175, HR 5257, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836, S 2847, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115, S 3295, S 3304
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| TN |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Donna M. Christensen | Democratic | VI |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jim Matheson | Democratic | UT |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Pedro R. Pierluisi | Democratic | PR |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
2010 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
REGULATION OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3682, HR 3717, HR 3802, HR 3803, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4829, HR 5257, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266, S 1397, S 1447, S 1749, S 1836, S 2825, S 2879, S 3115, S 3304, S 3490
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR, 4533, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $200,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
REGULATION OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3682, HR 3717, HR 3802, HR 3803, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4533, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266, S 1397, S 1447, S 1749, S 1836, S 2825, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 34, Brodadcaster freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Heatlhy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act S 328, DTV Delay Act S 352, DTV Delay Act HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 HR 508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009 HR 339, Digitial Television coupon Improvement Act S 300, TV Converter Box coupon Program Relief Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act
Client expense: $7,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues related to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. HR 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program. HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009. HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - Issues related to DTV. HR 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. S 251, Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009. S 328, DTV Delay Act. S 352, DTV Delay Act. S 649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. S 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund. Issues related to funding for broadband mapping, grants, and tax credits. Issues related to the Digital Television Transition. Issues related to text messaging rates. Issues related to the completion of the DTV transition. Issues related to handset availability. Issues related to roaming. Issues related to AWS spectrum relocation. Issues related to creating opportunities for minorities in telecommunications ownership.
Client expense: $1,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. HR 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program. HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009. HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. S 251, Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009. S 328, DTV Delay Act. S 336, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. S 348, A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. S 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. S 352, DTV Delay Act. S 649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. S 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009. Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund. Issues relating to funding for broadband mapping, grants, and tax credits. Issues relating to the Digital Television Transition. Congressional hearings on text messaging rates.
Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Network Neutrality, H.R. 3458 Delay of the DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S.352 Special Access Online Privacy Broadband Provision in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 629 Spectrum Inventory Legislation, H.R. 3125, S. 649 Roaming Agreements for Data Services Cybersecurity Legislation Wireless Phone Exclusivity Agreements Forbearance Process, H.R. 400 E-911 Requirements
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Satellite Home Viewer Act, S. 1670, H.R. 3570, H.R. 2994 Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S.352 Elimination of Terrestrial Loophole Behavioral Advertising Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
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) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals 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 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 Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues (Including Time Warner Cable - Fox Negotiations) 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 Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver
Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3924, HR 4167, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
REGULATION OF WIRELESS INDUSTRY HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3682, HR 3717, HR 3802, HR 3803, HR 3924, HR 4167, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266, S 1397, S 1447, S 1749, S 1836
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Network Neutrality, H.R. 3458 Delay of the DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Special Access Online Privacy Broadband Provision in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 629 Spectrum Inventory Legislation, H.R. 3125, S. 649 Roaming Agreements for Data Services Cybersecurity Legislation Wireless Phone Exclusivity Agreements Forbearance Process, H.R. 400 E-911 Requirements
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Satellite Home Viewer Act, S. 1670, H.R. 3570, H.R. 2994 Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Elimination of Terrestrial Loophole Behavorial Advertising Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Behavioral Advertising Set-top Boxes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Digital Transition Satellite Home Viewer Act H.R. 2994, H.R. 3750, S. 1670 DMA Reform Issues, H.R. 3216 Public Television and HD Service, H.R. 1155 H.R. 1084- Broadcast Volume Modulation Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 H.R. 927, Market Carriage Mandate
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
700 MHz Auction Rules Universal Service Fund Net Neutrality Legislation, H.R. 3458 Wireless Pre-emption National Framework Delay of DTV Hard Date- H.R. 681, S. 352 Broadband Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 692, S.336 Digital Transition Spectrum Inventory Legislation Roaming Agreement for Data Service Wireless Phone Exclusivity Agreement Cybersecurity Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
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) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals 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 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 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 Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 Issues pertaining to the Fairness Doctrine Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law Issues Content regulation issues; Retransmission Consent Issues; Issues pertaining to the Satellite Home Viewers Act Reauthorization H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act H.R. 3750, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act S. 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2009 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1490, S 1670
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 1391, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 681, To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a new digital television transition date, to improve the digital-to-analog converter box program; H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions relating to broadband; H.R. 1521, to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property; S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F; S. 649, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission; National framework for wireless service; Spectrum policy; D block; Spectrum inventory; Text messaging wireless billing; Handset exclusivity and market competition generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues related to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. HR 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program. HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009. HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - Issues related to DTV. HR 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. S 251, Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009. S 328, DTV Delay Act. S 352, DTV Delay Act. S 649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. S 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund. Issues related to funding for broadband mapping, grants, and tax credits. Issues related to the Digital Television Transition. Issues related to text messaging rates. Issues related to the completion of the DTV transition. Issues related to handset availability. Issues related to roaming. Issues related to AWS spectrum relocation. Issues related to creating opportunities for minorities in telecommunications ownership.
Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
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
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Implementation of section 612 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding leased access and cable regulations; Implementation of section 614 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding low power television; Implementation of Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, regarding digital television Implementation of carriage of digital television broadcast signals, Amendment to Part 76 of the Commissions Rules, regarding small cable operators; Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent; Implementation of section 631 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding privacy; Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes and plug and play devices; Carriage of public, educational and governmental channels; S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act/H.R. 3919, Broadband Census of America Act of 2007, specifically regarding broadband mapping and availability S. 215, Internet Preservation Act/H.R. 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008/H.R. 5994, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, specifically regarding network nondiscrimination; H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009/S. 328 DTV Delay Act, regarding the 116-day extension of the DTV Transition deadline H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, specifically the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, Rural Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband/Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, Comprehensive, Nationwide Broadband Mapping, National Broadband Strategy, and Analog TV Converter Coupons; H.R. 691, Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009, specifically regarding improving rural and underserved area accessibility; H.R. 1084, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, regarding the regulation of commercial advertisement volume level
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 34, Brodadcaster freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Heatlhy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act S 328, DTV Delay Act S 352, DTV Delay Act HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 HR 508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009 HR 339, Digitial Television coupon Improvement Act S 300, TV Converter Box coupon Program Relief Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act
Client expense: $7,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
700 MHz Auction Rules Universal Service Fund Net Neutrality Legislation Wireless Pre-emption National Framework Delay of the DTV Hard Date - H.R. 681, S. 352 Broadband Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 692, S. 336 Digital Transition Spectrum Inventory Legislation Roaming Agreement for Data Service Wireless Phone Exclusivity Agreement Cybersecurity Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Satellite Home Viewer Act Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Elimination of Terrestrial Loophole Behavorial Advertising Legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Network Neutrality Delay of the DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Special Access Online Privacy Broadband Provision in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 629 Spectrum Inventory Legislation Roaming Agreements for Data Services Cybersecurity Legislation Wireless Phone Exclusivity Agreements
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Interoperability Funding Spectrum Allocation and Inventory Legislation P25 Interoperability Standards Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Broadband Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 692, S. 336 Disability Communications Legislation National Wireless Framework Cybersecurity Legislation Wireless Handsets Exclusivity Agreements Behavorial Advertising
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Behavorial Advertising Set-top Boxes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Digital Transition Satellite Home Viewer Act DMA Reform Issues Public Television and HD Service Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 H.R. 927, Market Carriage Mandate
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 Issues pertaining to the Fairness Doctrine Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law Issues Content regulation issues; Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence; Retransmission Consent Issues; DTV Transition Issues; FCC Licensing Issues; Issues pertaining to the Satellite Home Viewers Act Reauthorization S. 328, DTV Delay Act Broadcast Flag S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Regulation of wireless industry HR 1, HR 428, HR 560, HR 681, HR 1346, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 3101, S 251, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 649, S 788, S 1266
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.25, Digital TV Transition Fairness, all provisions. S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.300, TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act, all provisions. S.328, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.352, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.899, To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions related to bradcasters. H.R.339, Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. 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 in that State, all provisions. H.R.508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions. H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2827, To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions. H.R.2867, To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, all provisions. H.R.2903, DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R.3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to video programming over the Internet. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 07-294, 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; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming 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 07-148- 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 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 07-42- Leased Commercial Access; MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Program Tying Arrangements. DA 07-1946- Waiver Requests by Clarity Media Systems, LLC to Operate CARS Stations at Flying J Truck Plazas
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 681, To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a new digital television transition date, to improve the digital-to-analog converter box program; H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions relating to broadband; H.R. 1521, to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property; S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F; S. 649, to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission; National framework for wireless service; Spectrum policy; D block; Spectrum inventory; Text messaging wireless billing; Handset exclusivity and market competition generally.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. HR 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program. HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009. HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. S 251, Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009. S 328, DTV Delay Act. S 336, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. S 348, A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. S 350, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues relating to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. S 352, DTV Delay Act. S 649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. S 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009. Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund. Issues relating to funding for broadband mapping, grants, and tax credits. Issues relating to the Digital Television Transition. Congressional hearings on text messaging rates.
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 116 Robo Calls Off Phone (Robo Cop) Act, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 299 National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions related to new digital TV transition date. HR 400 Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act, provisions related to process of FCC forbearance petitions. HR 522 Protection from Telemarketers Act, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 560 Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prision facilities, all provisions related to targeted interference of mobile radio services within prison facilities. HR 629 Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions related to broadband investment. HR 681 Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009, provisions related to new digital TV transition date. HR 760 Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, provisions related use of mobile communications devices on scheduled flights HR 1006 Scondary Metal Prevention Act of 2009, provisions related to preventing and mitigating theft of network property. HR 1019 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions related to prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services. HR 1076 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Expoitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009, all provisions related to network service provider obligations.. HR 1110 PHONE Act of 2009, all provisions related to preventing Caller ID spoofing, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 1133 Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 1258 Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, all provisions related to prohibiting manipulation of caller identification information, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. HR 1319 Informed P2P User Act, All provisions related to preventing the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized use of the computer. HR 1819 A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, provisions relating to extension of interoperability grants. S 30 Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. S 251 Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prision facilities. S 328 DTV Delay Act - a bill to postpone the DTV transition date; all provisions. S 348 Universal Service ADA Exemption, issues related to adding the "internet" as an item for Universal Service support... as well as other provisions regarding universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. S 352 DTV Delay Act - a bill to postpone the DTV transition date; all provisions. S 418 Secondary Metal Theft Provention Act of 2009, provisions related to preventing and mitigating theft of network property. S 436 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009, all provisions related to network service provider obligations. S 526 Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to consumer disclosure requirements. S 649 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. S 710 Fair Gift Card Act of 2009, provisions relating to consumer disclosure requirements. DRAFT: Wireless Telecommunications Access Devisions Act - Issues related to enforcement provision of draft legislation. DRAFT: Universal Service Reform, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. DRAFT: 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. DRAFT: SHVERA - Satelite Home Viewer Act, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. Special Access (House and and Senate): Support of current FCC Policy. Issues related to CyberSecurity, all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. Issues related to Behavioral Advertising (FTC), all provisions relating to revisions of existing law, regulation or policies that would impact telecommunications, network or business operations. FCC proceeding regarding Universal Service Fund Reform, to support comprehensive reform and legislation.
Client expense: $5,134,873 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" 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 H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues DTV Transition Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Implementation of section 612 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding leased access and cable regulations; Implementation of section 614 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding low power television; Implementation of Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, regarding digital television Implementation of carriage of digital television broadcast signals, Amendment to Part 76 of the Commissions Rules, regarding small cable operators; Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent; Implementation of section 631 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding privacy; Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes and plug and play devices; Carriage of public, educational and governmental channels; S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act/H.R. 3919, Broadband Census of America Act of 2007, specifically regarding broadband mapping and availability S. 215, Internet Preservation Act/H.R. 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008/H.R. 5994, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, specifically regarding network nondiscrimination; H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009/S. 328 DTV Delay Act, regarding the 116-day extension of the DTV Transition deadline H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, specifically the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, Rural Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband/Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, Comprehensive, Nationwide Broadband Mapping, National Broadband Strategy, and Analog TV Converter Coupons H.R. 691, Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009, specifically regarding improving rural and underserved area accessibility
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
700 MHz Auction Rules Universal Service Fund Net Neutrality Legislation Wireless Pre-emption National Framework Delay of the DTV Hard Date - H.R. 681, S. 352 Broadband Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 692, S. 336 Digital Transition
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund 700 MHz Auction Rules Network Neutrality Delay of the DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Special Access Online Privacy Broadband Provision in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 629
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Satellite Home Viewer Act Delay of DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Interoperability Funding Spectrum Allocation and Inventory Legislation P25 Interoperability Standards Delay of the DTV Hard Date, H.R. 681, S. 352 Broadband Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation, H.R. 1, H.R. 692, S. 336 White Space Regulations issues Disability Communications Legislation National Wireless Framework
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 352 - DTV Delay Act, all provisions; H.R. 681 Digital TV Transition Act of 2009; DTV transition generally; H. Con. Res. 49 - Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions; HR 848/S. 379 - Performance Rights Act, all provisions; Cable programming issues; Media ownership issues generally; Broadcast issues generally.
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE