Broadband Adoption Act of 2013

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy. HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to potential service provider record keeping and disclosure obligations HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work HR 3361/ S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3670, the Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014, provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010 S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures and for the sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators HR 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to retransmission consent S 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to compulsory license Issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction HR 3361/S 2685, USA Freedom Act, provisions related to service provider obligations

Client expense: $3,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)

Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies. Support the internet remaining a tool and a vehicle to promote and encourage the social and economic inclusion necessary for a competitive, robust 21st Century America. Support ensuring that the final rule on anti-discrimination on the internet encourages full and complete high-quality broadband deployment to communities of color. Support ensuring that Universal Service Funds can be used to support adoption of broadband internet services. Support a strong focus by the FCC to ensure that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) do not engage in unreasonable discrimination against any lawful internet content, application, or service that harms competition or consumers. Support the FCC identifying a manner in which it may create the strongest anti-discrimination rule possible that will protect communities of color and allow for unimpeded access, use and entry for small minority entrepreneurs. Support ensuring that all minority businesses, entrepreneurs and workers are given meaningful opportunities to participate in the build out of high speed networks and the innovation of the internet economy. Support ensuring that the Internet remains an open and diverse marketplace of ideas. Suport ensuring that open and free internet protections apply to both fixed and mobile broadband. Support the creation of a monitoring mechanism within the FCC that analyzes the efficacy of the rules. Support the FCC giving the highest priority to investment and job creation in formulating open Internet principles and rules. Support the FCC creating incentives for investment in truly high-capacity networks that provide everyone with the bandwidth and service quality they need to access the data-rich and video-intensive applications on the Internet. Support the FCC taking further action to improve its data collection about the ownership of media outlets by women and people of color, to undertake more research how to increase that ownership, and to take the steps necessary to ensure more ownership diversity, such as closing loopholes, reducing ownership caps, and addressing equal employment opportunity. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program by $1.5 billion to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face.Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Support proposed FCC efforts to limit rates on intra-state phone calls to and from incarcerated people. Support the following improvements to the Lifeline program: Strong acknowledgement of the agency of its success in cracking down on fraud and abuse in the program; A portable electronic benefit; Incentive grants to states who pursue joint enrollment and create verification databases for carriers; Fines and incentive payments to carriers that violate rules or achieve certain desirable benchmarks; Joint efforts with other federal agencies, such as the USDA, HUD, and HHS, whose federal benefit programs benefit from constituent use of Lifeline phones; Focus on increasing participation in the program; Developing a mechanism to enable Lifeline beneficiaries to use toll-free numbers airtime free so that they do not use up their limited supply of Lifeline minutes on hold with federal and state agencies; Adopting minimum standards for Lifeline products.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the telecommunications industry. Monitor FCC regulatory activity and proposals regarding spectrum sharing. Monitor STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) legislation and activity. H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the telecommunications industry. Monitor FCC regulatory activity and proposals regarding spectrum sharing. Monitor STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) legislation and activity. H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy.HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions relating to scope of third party authorizations to initiate circumventions on behalf of individuals to whom the anti-circumvention prohibition exemption applies S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to potential service provider record keeping and disclosure obligations HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work HR 3361/ S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3670, the Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014, provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures and for the sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators HR 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to retransmission consent S 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to compulsory license Issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction HR 3361/S 2685, USA Freedom Act, provisions related to service provider obligations

Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security/data breach (House and Senate)

Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 all provisions related to cableS. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) all provisions related to cable

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies. Support the internet remaining a tool and a vehicle to promote and encourage the social and economic inclusion necessary for a competitive, robust 21st Century America. Support ensuring that the final rule on anti-discrimination on the internet encourages full and complete high-quality broadband deployment to communities of color. Support ensuring that Universal Service Funds can be used to support adoption of broadband internet services. Support a strong focus by the FCC to ensure that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) do not engage in unreasonable discrimination against any lawful internet content, application, or service that harms competition or consumers. Support the FCC identifying a manner in which it may create the strongest anti-discrimination rule possible that will protect communities of color and allow for unimpeded access, use and entry for small minority entrepreneurs. Support ensuring that all minority businesses, entrepreneurs and workers are given meaningful opportunities to participate in the build out of high speed networks and the innovation of the internet economy. Support ensuring that the Internet remains an open and diverse marketplace of ideas. Suport ensuring that open and free internet protections apply to both fixed and mobile broadband. Support the creation of a monitoring mechanism within the FCC that analyzes the efficacy of the rules. Support the FCC giving the highest priority to investment and job creation in formulating open Internet principles and rules. Support the FCC creating incentives for investment in truly high-capacity networks that provide everyone with the bandwidth and service quality they need to access the data-rich and video-intensive applications on the Internet. Support the FCC taking further action to improve its data collection about the ownership of media outlets by women and people of color, to undertake more research how to increase that ownership, and to take the steps necessary to ensure more ownership diversity, such as closing loopholes, reducing ownership caps, and addressing equal employment opportunity. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face.Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 607/HR 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599/H.R. 3361 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act 2014 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data S. 1981/H.R. 3982 - Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to compulsory licensing); S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures, and for sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); HR 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); HR 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); HR 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); HR 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); H.R. 3875 - Telephone Metadata Reform Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4070 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to requirements on wireless service providers; H.R. 4291 - FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014 (Provisions related to service provider obligations); and H.R. 4572 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to retransmission consent). General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management, privacy and the proposed merger transaction between AT&T and DirecTV.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act Issues related to Buy America Act Issues related to data security/data breach S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. _____, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate)

Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy.HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions relating to scope of third party authorizations to initiate circumventions on behalf of individuals to whom the anti-circumvention prohibition exemption applies S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to potential service provider record keeping and disclosure obligations HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work HR 3361/ S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligationsS 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures and for the sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators HR 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to retransmission consent S 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to compulsory license Issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction

Client expense: $3,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

- HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 210 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect. all provisions relating to cable.- HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions related to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1688 Never Contract With the Enemy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1947 Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1960 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2014 Telephone Records Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2084 Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 "Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2553 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2684 Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2736 Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2818 Surveillance State Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3103 Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3283 "Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3381 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3875 "Telephone Metadata Reform Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3883 "Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.- HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014") Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 536 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable. - S 387 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 "Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - S 1215 FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1244 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1551 Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1553 To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1599 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1681 "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.- S 1957 "Partnership to Build America Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2025 "Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2171 "Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2378 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2410 Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2438 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2476 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2505 Wi-Fi Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2536 To amend Title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced criminal and civil remedies in the protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual exploitation all provisions relating to cable. - SRes 157 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable.

Client expense: $4,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office

Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable COM Issues continued on next page -COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV - Continued S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable Issues relating to cable carriage of broadcast stations, including retransmission consent Issues relating to TV broadcast ownership rules Issues relating to sports programming costs Issues relating to navigation devices

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the telecommunications industry. Monitor FCC regulatory activity and proposals regarding spectrum sharing. Monitor STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) legislation and activity. H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the telecommunications industry. Monitor FCC regulatory activity and proposals regarding spectrum sharing. Monitor STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) legislation and activity. H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 607/HR 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligatioins); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); HR 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); HR 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); HR 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); HR 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); and H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards). General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service and data management and privacy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves.

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3675, HR 4070, S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 967, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1121, To protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3107, Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H. R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. _____, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other purposes (STELA draft legislation) Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to modernizaton of the Communications Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act STELA draft legislation S. _____, Cybersecurity Recruitment and Retention Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate)

Client expense: $1,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 210 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect. all provisions relating to cable.- HR 491 Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 889 Global Free Internet Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions related to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1575 Kelsey Smith Act, to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1688 Never Contract With the Enemy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1730 Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1892 Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1913 Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1947 Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1960 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2014 Telephone Records Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2084 Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2281 Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 "Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2553 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2684 Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2736 Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2818 Surveillance State Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3032 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3035 Surveillance Order Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.- HR 3070 NSA Accountability Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3102 Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3103 Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3228 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court Reform Act of 2013" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3283 "Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3381 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3557 Reasonable Expectation of American Privacy (REAP) Act of 2013" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3670 "Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3736 Protect Advanced Communications for Emergency Services (PACE) Act of 2013" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3750 Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3756 To provide for the public disclosure of information regarding surveillance activities under the "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3779 To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3875 "Telephone Metadata Reform Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3878 "Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3881 "Expansion of National Security Agency Oversight Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3882 "National Security Agency Accountability Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3883 "Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3916 "Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3900 "Intelligence Community Oversight Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3920 "American Privacy Protection Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4048 "Securing Our Nation's Application Privacy Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4203 "Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4215 "Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014") Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4291 "FISA ("Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act") Transparency and Modernization Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the United State Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way all provisions relating to cable.- HRes 340 Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week all provisions relating to cable. - S 4 Rebuild America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 10 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 387 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 467 Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - S 481 Wireless Consumer Choice Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 517 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act- all provisions relating to cable.- S 596 Fostering Independence through Technology Act of 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 658 Cyber Warrior Act of 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - S 721 Kelsey Smith Act, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm all provisions relating to cable. - S 774 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commissions universal service reforms all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 874 Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1111 "Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 "Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - S 1215 FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1244 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1245 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1452 Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1460 FISA Judge Selection Reform Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1467 FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1551 Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1553 To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program - all provisions relating to cable.- S 1599 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1613 "Credit Access and Inclusion Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1621 Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1681 "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1701 Freedoms and Privacy Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1756 USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1830 "Tallying of the Actual Liabilities Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1957 "Partnership to Build America Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1959 "Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1984 "Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2025 "Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2093 "To Amend FISA ("Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act") oft 1978" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2125 "Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2171 "Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - SRes 343 "Relating to the Investigation of Unauthorized Disclosures Concerning the NSA" - all provisions relating to cable. - SRes 337 Expressing support for the designation of January 28, 2014, as National Data Privacy Day - all provisions relating to cable.

Client expense: $4,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy.HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation workS 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information Drafts, Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, provisions related to retransmission consent

Client expense: $3,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the telecommunications industry. Monitor FCC regulatory activity and proposals regarding spectrum sharing. Monitor STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) legislation and activity. H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE