Public Lands Telecommunications Act
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Public Lands Telecommunications Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, issued, or executed by a federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications use. The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall: be deposited in its special account, and remain available for expenditure, as provided in advance in appropriations acts, for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses). The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out those activities related to such sites.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 861.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1086, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - to promote the use of smart technologies and systems in communities, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act- Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018- Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018- to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. All provisions H.R. 6017- SPECTRUM NOW Act- Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act- to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. All provisions. H.R. 6032 - SMART IoT Bill- State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act- to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices industry in the United States. All provisions. H.R. 6943 - CEASE Robocalls Act- Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act- to permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect to certain common carriers, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- a bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 1885 - AV START Act -American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act- a bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 3010 - SPECTRUM NOW Act- Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act- a bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. All provisions. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act- a bill to streamline siting processes for small cell deployment. All provisions. S. 3238 - READI Act- Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act- a bill to improve oversight by the Federal Communications Commission of the wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems. All provisions. S. 3255 - E-Frontier Act- Eliminating From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act- a bill to prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 3617 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2018- a bill to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to determine the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities. All provisions. S. 3655 - TRACED Act- Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act- a bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 3744 - Data Care Act- a bill to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use. All provisions. S.Res. 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. All provisions. Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to data breach and data security Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund Issues related to radio frequency emissions Issues related to robocalls Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless towers
Client expense: $3,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Section 3303 of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts Issues relating to supply chain sourcing S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. Res. 242 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682, The AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to spectrum auctions and rural broadband deployment H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance S. 1988, The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 2391 Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 3346, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to federal broadband support H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2870 Gigabit Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2497, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act) - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 521 5G Resolution - issues relating to infrastructure and 5G Networks H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H. Res 690 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal money be granted to fund overlapping broadband services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 691, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for technology broadband and communications facilities and services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 689, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for tying wireless broadband funds to States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells. - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 687, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R 4802, Tracking of the Applications for Locating Communications Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generations Networks Without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4813, Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDy) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4814, Community Broadband Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 701, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that NEPA and Section 106 of NHPA studies should be limited to actual areas of impact when it comes to broadband infrastructure. - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4839, To provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4812, Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4847, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and disaster recovery H.R. 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4846, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 5378, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 2576, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment H.R. 4953, the AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to spectrum auctions and rural broadband deployment S. 2418, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband access S. 2381, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - issues related to public safety and wireless emergency alerting H.R. 6032, The SMART IoT Act - issues relating to internet connected devices and technology H.R. 6286, the BUS Act of 2018 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund support H.R. 6073, the RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 6017, the SPECTRUM NOW Act - issues relating to the Spectrum Relocation Fund and spectrum research H. Res. 898, Privileged Resolution - issues relating to cybersecurity, national security and supply chain security H.R. 5700, National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - issues relating to communications tower marking and lighting S. 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and siting S. 2970, RURAL Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 2959, Office of Rural Broadband Act - Issues relating to Federal broadband administration policies S. 2955, Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act of 2018 - Issues relating to USFs Mobility Fund Phase II Auction proceedings H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security S. 2987, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security H.R. 2 - the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - issues relating to rural broadband deployment H.R. 6147 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act - issues relating to FCC appropriations funding H.R. 6430, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6424 9-1-1 Fee Integrity Act - Issues relating to public safety H.R. 6987, Truth in Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees Act) - issues relating to public safety.
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (issues related to privacy regulation); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S.2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6147 - Interior, Environment Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications related provisions); H.R.6258/S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications and related provisions); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements); H.R.6494 - Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act (issues relating to modernization of broadcast television carriage rules); H.R.6943 - CEASE (Robocalls) Act (all provisions); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (issues related to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network); S.3828 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act (issues relating to improvement of the emergency alert system); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017- to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act- Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act- to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act- Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. All provisions. H.R. 6017 - Spectrum Now Act- to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. All Provisions. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- a bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 1885 - AV START Act -Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act- A bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 2385 - Alerts Act of 2018- Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018- a bill to establish best practices for State, tribal, and local governments participating in the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. All provisions. S. 3010 - SPECTRUM NOW Act- Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act- a bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. All provisions. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act- a bill to streamline siting processes for small cell deployment. All provisions. S. 3238 - READI Act- Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act- a bill to improve oversight by the Federal Communications Commission of the wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems. All provisions. S. 3255 - E-FRONTIER Act- Eliminating From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act- E-Frontier Act- a bill to prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act- Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act- a bill to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes. All provisions. S. 3347 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act- a bill to repeal the section of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that requires the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum. All provisions. H.J.Res.129 - Congressional Review Act (CRA)- providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". All provisions. S.Res. 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. Issues related to E911/NG911 Issues related to Standards Development Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to data breach and data security Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund Issues related to robocalls Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless towers
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
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| Referred to |
| May 16, 2017 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | May 16, 2017 |
| Democratic |
| MA |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain HR 6943, the CEASE Act, all provisions HR 6393, 21st Century Internet Act, issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements HR 6494, Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act, issues relating to modernization of the broadcast television carriage rules S 3828, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act, issues relating to improvements to the emergency alert system S 3255, E-FRONTIER Act, issues relating to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network HR 6258/S 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions HR 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Section 3303 of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts Issues relating to supply chain sourcing S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. Res. 242 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682, The AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to spectrum auctions and rural broadband deployment H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance S. 1988, The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 2391 Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 3346, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to federal broadband support H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2870 Gigabit Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2497, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act) - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 521 5G Resolution - issues relating to infrastructure and 5G Networks H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H. Res 690 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal money be granted to fund overlapping broadband services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 691, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for technology broadband and communications facilities and services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 689, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for tying wireless broadband funds to States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells. - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 687, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R 4802, Tracking of the Applications for Locating Communications Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generations Networks Without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4813, Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDy) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4814, Community Broadband Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 701, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that NEPA and Section 106 of NHPA studies should be limited to actual areas of impact when it comes to broadband infrastructure. - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4839, To provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4812, Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4847, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and disaster recovery H.R. 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4846, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 5378, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 2576, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment H.R. 4953, the AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to spectrum auctions and rural broadband deployment S. 2418, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband access S. 2381, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - issues related to public safety and wireless emergency alerting H.R. 6032, The SMART IoT Act - issues relating to internet connected devices and technology H.R. 6286, the BUS Act of 2018 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund support H.R. 6073, the RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 6017, the SPECTRUM NOW Act - issues relating to the Spectrum Relocation Fund and spectrum research H. Res. 898, Privileged Resolution - issues relating to cybersecurity, national security and supply chain security H.R. 5700, National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - issues relating to communications tower marking and lighting S. 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and siting S. 2970, RURAL Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 2959, Office of Rural Broadband Act - Issues relating to Federal broadband administration policies S. 2955, Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act of 2018 - Issues relating to USFs Mobility Fund Phase II Auction proceedings H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security S. 2987, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security H.R. 2 - the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - issues relating to rural broadband deployment H.R. 6147 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act - issues relating to FCC appropriations funding H.R. 6430, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - issues relating to supply chain security H.R. 6424 9-1-1 Fee Integrity Act - Issues relating to public safety H.R. 6987, Truth in Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees Act) - issues relating to public safety.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to rural broadband; S. 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S. 1988, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 (SPEED Act); H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018; H.R. 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act; H.R. 6430, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018; S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017; TRACED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S,2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3149 - DO NOT CALL Act (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act
Client expense: $2,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain
Client expense: $4,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Section 3303 of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts Issues relating to supply chain sourcing S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. Res. 242 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682, The AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum and rural broadband deployment H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance S. 1988, The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 2391 Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP) Act - issues relating to infrastructure and broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2870 Gigabit Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2497, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act) - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 521 5G Resolution - issues relating to infrastructure and 5G Networks H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H. Res 690 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal money be granted to fund overlapping broadband services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 691, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for technology broadband and communications facilities and services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 689, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for tying wireless broadband funds to States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells. - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 687, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R 4802, Tracking of the Applications for Locating Communications Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generations Networks Without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4813, Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDy) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4814, Community Broadband Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 701, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that NEPA and Section 106 of NHPA studies should be limited to actual areas of impact when it comes to broadband infrastructure. - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4839, To provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4812, Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4847, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and disaster recovery H.R. 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4846, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 5378, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 2576, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment H.R. 4953, the AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum acquisition and management S. 2418, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband access S. 2381, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - issues related to public safety and wireless emergency alerting H.R. 6032, The SMART IoT Act - issues relating to internet connected devices and technology H.R. 6286, the BUS Act of 2018 - issues relating to Universal Service Fund support H.R. 6073, the RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 6017, the SPECTRUM NOW Act - issues relating to the Spectrum Relocation Fund and spectrum research H. Res. 898, Privileged Resolution - issues relating to cybersecurity, national security and supply chain security H.R. 5700, National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act - issues relating to public safety H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - issues relating to communications tower marking and lighting S. 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment and siting S. 2970, RURAL Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 2959, Office of Rural Broadband Act - Issues relating to Federal broadband administration policies S. 2955, Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act of 2018 - Issues relating to USFs Mobility Fund Phase II Auction proceedings H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security S. 2987, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 - issues relating to telecommunications supply chain security H.R. 2 - the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - issues relating to rural broadband deployment H.R. 6147 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act - issues relating to FCC appropriations funding
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2 - Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018- to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018- to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017- to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access- to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. H.R. 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act- to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking of lawful content, applications, services, and non-harmful devices, to prohibit impairment or degradation of lawful internet traffic, to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and to preempt State law with respect to internet openness obligations, to provide that broadband internet access service shall be considered to be an information service, and for other purposes. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act- Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 5633 - The HANG UP Act- Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018 - to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes. H.R. 5952 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019- making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. H.R. 6032 - SMART IoT Bill- State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act- to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices industry in the United States. H.R. 6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019- making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes. S. 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - a bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- a bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - a bill to provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. S. 1885 - AV START Act -Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act- a bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017- a bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes. S. 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - a bill to further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation's 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force for meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision agriculture in the United States. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018- a bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. S. 2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act- a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes. S. 2705 - ROBOCOP Act- Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones- a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and to require providers of telephone service to offer technology to subscribers to reduce the incidence of unwanted telephone calls and text messages, and for other purposes. S. 2955 - MAP Broadband Act- Mobility Fund- a bill to reform the Mobility Fund Phase II challenge process conducted by the Federal Communications Commission. S. 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019- an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S. 3010 - SPECTRUM NOW Act- Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act- a bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018- A bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019- an original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act- a bill to streamline siting processes for small cell deployment. H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". S.Res.523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States. Issues related to E911/NG911 Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to data breach and data security Issues related to drones Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund Issues related to robocalls Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless towers
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 2425, The Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017; H.R. 5218 Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband infrastructure, broadband funding, net neutrality, cybersecurity and privacy; S.__, Streamline Small Cell Deployment; S. 3157, Streamlining Forest Service Siting; Robocalls H.R.__, Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act (CEASE Robocalls Act); H.R. 6026, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act; H.R. 6003, Anti-Swatting Act of 2018; H.R. 5633, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018 (HANG-UP Act); H.R. 5573 Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act); H.R. 444, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017; S.____, Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2018 (DO NOT Call Act); S. 3078, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act; S. 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S. 2705, Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act); S. 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017; S. 564, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2017 (HANG-UP Act); S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018; H.R. 4953, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act; S. 1988, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5700, National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act; H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018; H.R. 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act; S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provisions--numerous issues related to the regulation of telecommunications carriers, including: spectrum; communications facility deployment; broadband deployment; law enforcement requests for customer data; Division P - RAY BAUMs Act of 2018; Title I, FCC Reauthorization (provisions related to spectrum auction deposits); Title III (securing access to networks in disasters); Title IV (FCC Process Reforms); Title V (provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrasgructure deployment and cybersecurity); and Title VI (MOBILE NOW provisions). Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - SIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H,R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement; and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues generally related to the implementation of 5G standards in commercial applications; S.9 Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act or the MOBILE NOW Act (all provisions); H.R. 2425 Public Lands Telecommunications Act (all provisions)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018: numerous issues relating to spectrum, communications facility placement, broadband deployment, law enforcement requests for customer data, and other provisions affecting the regulation of telecommunications carriers; in particular, Division P - RAY BAUM's Act of 2018: Title I, FCC Reauthorization, provisions related to spectrum auctions deposits, Title III, securing access to networks in disasters, Title IV, FCC process reforms, Title V, provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrastructure deployment and cybersecurity, Title VI, MOBILE NOW provisions. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800,Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 460/S 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations S 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017, issues concerning on premises notification requirements HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues relating to the preservation of the open internet HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom"
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 883 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1084 - Todays American Dream Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1183 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1374 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2803 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3289 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3354 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3360 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3393 - New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3482 - Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3977 - Infrastructure Bank for America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4098 - Dont Block LGBTQ Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - STREET Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4291 - Precision Farming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4472 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4527 - Stop HATE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4585 - To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4625 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4739 - Build America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4810 - Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4814 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4832 - Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streaming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4858 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4947 - Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4953 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4986 - RAY BAUMS Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5007 - Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5016 - The Revitalize Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5250 - To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5310 - Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5325 - To amend title 40, United States Code, to reauthorize regional economic and infrastructure development programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5378 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 124 - Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HConRes 71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -S 19 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW) - all provisions related to cable. -S 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy (RED) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 431 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 542 - Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 782 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1168 - Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1225 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1377 - Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1676 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1812 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1885 - American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act (AV START Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2162 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2205 - A bill to improve access by Indian tribes to support from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2418 - The Bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2489 - Tribal Food and Housing Security Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2573- To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program - all provisions related to cable. -S 2576 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 3 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 25 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $3,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2018 · first_quarter · Education
H.R. 2425, The Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017; H.R. 5218 Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Reforms: WTA lobbied for fully funding the Universal Service Fund's High Cost Program, both the Alternative Connect America Fund Mechanism (ACAM) and modified Rate of Return mechanism and urged the FCC to direct the Universal Service Administrative Company to continue collecting the full budget for the High Cost program. WTA also lobbied for USF Contributions Reform to require those entities that should be paying into the system but are not to actually do so. WTA also lobbied in support of providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas -- this would enable further broadband deployment in rural areas. H.R. 3523 and S. 875 -- would require the Comptroller General of the US to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. H.R. 4986, Ray Baum's Act -- reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission S. 96 and H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act -- seeks to ensure call to rural America are properly completed. S. 604 Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 -- legislation would streamline the permitting process for broadband deployment on Federal land H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act --legislation would expedite environmental reviews for broadband projects on existing rights of ways on federal lands. Broadband Infrastructure -- Association lobbied in support of ensuring broadband infrastructure is included as part of the larger discussion about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. S.1676 & H.R. 4232, B-CROP Act -- would provide a broadband grant component to the Rural Utilities Services' Broadband Loan Program H.R. 3787 -- Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act (SERRO) -- directs the FCC to establish streamlined, cost-saying procedures for small to companies to obtain relief through case-by-case waivers of specific regulatory obligations and defers the imposition of new regulatory burdens on small companies for one-year after the regulations apply to larger entities. H.R. 2425 -- Public Lands Telecommunications Act, directs Dept. of Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Parks Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service for the deposit of rental fees received by the agencies for communications use on federal lands. Lifeline -- Association lobbied in support of its Petition for Reconsideration which, among other things, expresses concerns with the FCC proposal to phase-out voice service under the program and the detrimental affect this would have on rural consumers; lobbied also on the Lifeline minimum service standards.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues related to in-truth billing Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Section 3303 of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts Issues relating to supply chain sourcing H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 964, My Data Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2356, MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. Res. 242 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682, The AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727 - The Next Gen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance S. 1988 The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4109, The Spectrum Auction Deposits Act - issues relating to spectrum and FCC spectrum auctions H.R. 4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity S. 2391 Defending U.S. Government Communications Act - issues relating to supply chain and cybersecurity H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP) Act - issues relating to infrastructure and broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2870 Gigabit Opportunity Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 2497, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America Act (LIFT America Act) - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 521 5G Resolution - issues relating to infrastructure and 5G Networks H.R. 3994, ACCESS BROADBAND Act - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 690 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal money be granted to fund overlapping broadband services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 691, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for technology broadband and communications facilities and services. - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 689, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for tying wireless broadband funds to States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells. - issues relating to infrastructure H. Res 687Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R 4802, Tracking of the Applications for Locating Communications Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4800 The Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generations Networks Without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4813, Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDy) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4814, Community Broadband Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.Res 701, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that NEPA and Section 106 of NHPA studies should be limited to actual areas of impact when it comes to broadband infrastructure. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4839, To provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4812, Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4847, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4846, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - issues relating to infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - Issues relating to Infrastructure H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 - issues related to Incentive Auction Repack, Spectrum, Infrastructure, FAA Tower Marking and Lighting, Broadband Funding, and Spectrum H.R. 4986, RAY BAUMS ACT - Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization, FCC Consolidated Reporting, Public Safety, Mobile coverage data, 9-1-1 Location Accuracy, Infrastructure and Spectrum H.R. 5378, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment S. 2576, The RAPID Act - issues relating to infrastructure deployment H.R. 4953, the AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum acquisition and management S. 2418, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 - issues relating to broadband access S. 2381, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act - issues related to public safety and wireless emergency alerting
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure S. 19, the MOBILE NOW Act H.R. 588/S. 102, the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 2425, the Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1988, the SPEED Act H.R. 4842, the SPEED Act H.R. 4847, the Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act H.R. 4795, the Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act H.R. 4986, the Federal Communications Commission Reauthorization Act/RAYBAUM'S Act H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Division P (RAYBAUM'S Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Reforms: WTA lobbied for fully funding the Universal Service Fund's High Cost Program, both the Alternative Connect America Fund Mechanism (ACAM) and modified Rate of Return mechanism and urged the FCC to direct the Universal Service Administrative Company to continue collecting the full budget for the High Cost program. WTA also lobbied for USF Contributions Reform to require those entities that should be paying into the system but are not to actually do so. This will help sure up the long term fiscal viability of the universal service fund. WTA also lobbied in support of providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas -- this would enable further broadband deployment in rural areas. H.R. 2870 and S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act -- would provide beneficial tax treatment for broadband deployment in areas deemed "Gigabit Opportunity Zones". S. 96 and H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act -- seeks to ensure call to rural America are properly completed. H.R. 2520 -- The BROWSER Act, Authorizes the FTC to enforce information privacy protections S. 604 Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 -- legislation would streamline the permitting process for broadband deployment on Federal land Broadband Infrastructure -- Association lobbied in support of ensuring broadband infrastructure is included as part of the larger discussion about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. H.R. 2425 -- Public Lands Telecommunications Act, directs Dept. of Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Parks Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service for the deposit of rental fees received by the agencies for communications use on federal lands. H.R. 3523 and S. 875 -- would require the Comptroller General of the US to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. Lifeline -- Association lobbied in support of its Petition for Reconsideration which, among other things, expresses concerns with the FCC proposal to phase-out voice service under the program and the detrimental affect this would have on rural consumers; the PFR also expresses concerns over the 12-month port freeze which could prevent customers from entering the program if they could be aided by it. E-Rate -- Discussed the program's budget and discussed the association's opposition to using e-rate funds to overbuild existing rural networks that already have broadband connections to schools and libraries. Also discussed Category items that are eligible for support funding under the program.
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; Draft Bill--5G Acceleration Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); FCC Reauthorization discussion draft (provisions related to wireless coverage data collection and federal interagency cybersecurity coordination); Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property; H.R.288/S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R.290 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2017 (all provisions); H.R.387/S.1657 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.423/S.134 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 (issues related to caller ID spoofing); H.R.444/S.81 - Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 (issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness); H.R.588/S.102 - SANDY Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1224 - NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2425 - Public Lands telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (provisions related to national policies concerning comparability); H.R.4109 -- Spectrum Auction Deposits Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.4308 -- Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues relating to broadband funding); H.R.4287-- Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues relating to broadband funding); H.R.4610 -- Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings Act (provisions that give employees the right to select specific electronic means through which they receive electronic delivery of pension plan information); H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirement); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017 (rural deployment issues); S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (issues concerning government owned networks; S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (to restore states sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws); S.1015/H.R.2435 - National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act (to require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system); S.1104/H.R.1546/S.1621- Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (interaction of bills requirements with FCC MFII process); S.1272 - Drone Federalism Act (to preserve state, local and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems); S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (provisions related to streamlining the process for broadband facility location applications on federal land); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1671/H.R.3718 - International Communications Privacy Act (issues related to cross border law enforcement requests for customer records); S.1676 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); S.1682 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); and S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to the IP Transition and Interconnection Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues related to in-truth billing Issues related to Business Data Services (Formerly known as Special Access) Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Patent litigation reform Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to Internet Tax Reform Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Number Portability Issues relating to FirstNet Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to LTE-U Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to Encryption Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order Issues relating to telecommunications infrastructure Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues relating to Wireless Emergency Alerts H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (REINS) Act - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 31, Federal Sunset Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 75, ALERT Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.RES. 53, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way". - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 1576, Innovation Corps Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 1581, Tribal Digital Access Act - Issues retaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety H.R. 582, Kari's Law Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Public Safety S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act - issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy S.J.Res. 34, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy H. J. Res. 86, (Privacy CRA) a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - Issues pertaining to Consumer Privacy H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 516, State Cyber Resiliency Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 423, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding S. 526, Microloan Modernization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 3175, To establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order in regards to Privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues Discussion Draft, 5G Acceleration Act (DOYLE) - Issues relating to Spectrum management S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and mapping S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband accessibility and incentives H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 964, My Data Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2356, MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order and Privacy H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 242/H.Res 521 - 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1815, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - Issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity H.R. 3806, Personal Data Notification and Protection Act - issues relating to Privacy and Cybersecurity S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682 AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to Spectrum Auction S. 1811, The Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - Issues relating to competition and transactions H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband deployment DISCUSSION DRAFT, House FCC Reauthorization bill - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform. H.R. 3897, The Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act - issues relating to regulatory reform H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to wireless broadband deployment S. 2061, The NextGen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4727 - The Next Gen 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - issues relating to public safety networks H.R. 4682, The Open Internet Preservation Act - issues relating to network governance H.Res 521, The 5G Resolution - issues relating to next-generation networks S. 1815, The Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act - issues relating to privacy S. 1900, Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to privacy H.R. 4163 the Cyber Shield Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 2020, The Cyber Sheild Act of 2017 - issues relating to cybersecurity S. 1988 The SPEED Act - issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4287, The Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - issues related to broadband infrastructure deployment H.R. 4232, Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP Act) - issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act - issues relating to Broadband deployment H.R. 3685, The Radio Consumer Protection Act - issues relating to Spectrum Incentive Auction Repack H.R. 4109, The Spectrum Auction Deposits Act - issues relating to spectrum and FCC spectrum auctions S. 1811, Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - issues relating to competition and transactions S. 1812, Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act - issues relating to competition and transactions
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 883 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1084 - Today's American Dream Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1183 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1374 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2803 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3289 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3354 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3360 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Designating Each Cars Automation Level (DECAL) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3393 - New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3482 - Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3977 - Infrastructure Bank for America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4098 - Dont Block LGBTQ Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - STREET Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4291 - Precision Farming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4472 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4527 - Stop HATE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4585 - To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4625 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HJ Res 124 - Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HConRes 71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -S 19 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW) - all provisions related to cable. -S 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy (RED) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 431 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 542 - Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 782 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1168 - Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1225 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1377 - Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1812 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2205 - A bill to improve access by Indian tribes to support from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 3 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 25 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2162 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - A bill to provide for the development, construction and operation of a backup to the Global Positioning System, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $4,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network. S. 19, MOBILE NOW, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers HR 387/S 1657, The Email Privacy Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 290, FCC Process Reform Act of 2017, all provisions HR 423/S 134, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017, issues related to Caller ID Spoofing HR 444/S 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 460/S 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations S 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017, issues concerning on premises notification requirements HR 588/S 102, SANDY Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability S 742, Community Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning government owned networks HR 584, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2345/S 1015, National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act, to require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones HR 2903, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017, provisions related to national policies concerning comparability S 964, MY DATA, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 976, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017, to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws S 1104/HR 1546/S 1621, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017, interaction of bill's requirements with FCC MFII process S 1272, Drone Federalism Act, to preserve state, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems S 1363, Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act, provisions related to streamlining the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft Draft Bill, 5G Acceleration Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers S 1671/HR 3718, ICPA, International Communications Privacy Act, issues related to cross border law enforcement requests for customer records S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support S 1682, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices FCC Reauthorization discussion draft, provisions related to wireless coverage data collection and federal interagency cybersecurity coordination HR 4109, Spectrum Auction Deposits Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet (HR 4682, Internet Preservation Act) Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding
Client expense: $3,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues generally related to the implementation of 5G standards in commercial applications; S.9 Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act or the MOBILE NOW Act (all provisions); H.R. 2425 Public Lands Telecommunications Act (all provisions)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Reforms: WTA lobbied for fully funding the Universal Service Fund's High Cost Program, both the Alternative Connect America Fund Mechanism (ACAM) and modified Rate of Return mechanism and urged the FCC to direct the Universal Service Administrative Company to continue collecting the full budget for the High Cost program. WTA also lobbied for USF Contributions Reform to require those entities that should be paying into the system but are not to actually do so. This will help sure up the long term fiscal viability of the universal service fund. WTA also lobbied in support of providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas -- this would enable further broadband deployment in rural areas. H.R. 2870 and S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act -- would provide beneficial tax treatment for broadband deployment in areas deemed "Gigabit Opportunity Zones". S. 96 and H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act -- seeks to ensure call to rural America are properly completed. H.R. 2520 -- The BROWSER Act, Authorizes the FTC to enforce information privacy protections S. 604 Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 -- legislation would streamline the permitting process for broadband deployment on Federal land Broadband Infrastructure -- Association lobbied in support of ensuring broadband infrastructure is included as part of the larger discussion about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. H.R. 2425 -- Public Lands Telecommunications Act, directs Dept. of Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Parks Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service for the deposit of rental fees received by the agencies for communications use on federal lands. H.R. 3523 and S. 875 -- would require the Comptroller General of the US to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. Lifeline -- Association lobbied in support of its Petition for Reconsideration which, among other things, expresses concerns with the FCC proposal to phase-out voice service under the program and the detrimental affect this would have on rural consumers; the PFR also expresses concerns over the 12-month port freeze which could prevent customers from entering the program if they could be aided by it.
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure S. 19, the MOBILE NOW Act H.R. 588/S. 102, the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 2425, the Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1988, the SPEED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (concerning rental fees for access to federal lands for communications use) H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (including broadband mapping) H.J. Res. 86 & S.J.Res. 34 - (relating to protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services) H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2018 and Supplemental Appropriates for Diaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act Net neutrality Broadband/Wireless infrastructure/siting/broadband conduit deployment Privacy/cybersecurity Spectrum policy/auctions/pipeline 5G development and testing Internet of Things FCC Reauthorization Next Generation 911/Industry 911 Outages Smart Cities LTE in Rural America (LRA) Disconnection Issue FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Data Breach/Data Security Post Hurricane Wireless Network Resiliency Spectrum interference/Spectrum Repack Letter
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.601 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017; H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (concerning rental fees for access to federal lands for communications use); H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet); H.R.2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017; S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure, including wireless); S.1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (including broadband mapping); and S.J.Res.34 and H.J Res 86 - (Related to protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services); and S.1682 - AIRWAVES Act; General Lobbying on the following issues: Net Neutrality; wireless broadband infrastructure, siting and conduit development; privacy/cybersecurity; spectrum policy/auctions/pipeline; 5G development and testing; Internet of Things (IoT); FCC reauthorization; Next Generation 911/Industry 911 outages; smart cities; LTE in Rural America (LRA) disconnection issue; FirstNET & public safety communications; data breach/data security; post hurricane wireless network resiliency; and spectrum interference/spectrum repack letter.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; H.R.288/S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R.290 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2017 (all provisions); H.R.387/S.1657 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.423/S.134 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 (issues related to caller ID spoofing); H.R.444/S.81 - Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 (issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness); H.R.588/S.102 - SANDY Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1224 - NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2425 - Public Lands telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (provisions related to national policies concerning comparability); H.R.2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act (issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers); S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirement); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017 (rural deployment issues); S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (issues concerning government owned networks; S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (to restore states sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws); S.1015/H.R.2435 - National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act (to require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system); S.1104/H.R.1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (interaction of bills requirements with FCC MFII process); S.1272 - Drone Federalism Act (to preserve state, local and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems); S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (provisions related to streamlining the process for broadband facility location applications on federal land); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1671/H.R.3718 - International Communications Privacy Act (issues related to cross border law enforcement requests for customer records); S.1676 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); S.1682 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); FCC reauthorization discussion draft (provisions related to wireless coverage data collection and federal interage3ncy cybersecurity coordination); and Draft 5G Acceleration Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to 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, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network. S. 19, MOBILE NOW, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers HR 387/S 1657, The Email Privacy Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 290, FCC Process Reform Act of 2017, all provisions HR 423/S 134, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017, issues related to Caller ID Spoofing HR 444/S 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 460/S 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations S 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017, issues concerning on premises notification requirements HR 588/S 102, SANDY Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability S 742, Community Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning government owned networks HR 584, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2345/S 1015, National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act, to require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones HR 2903, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017, provisions related to national policies concerning comparability S 964, MY DATA, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 976, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017, to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws S 1104/HR 1546/S 1621, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017, interaction of bill's requirements with FCC MFII process S 1272, Drone Federalism Act, to preserve state, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems S 1363, Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act, provisions related to streamlining the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft Draft Bill, 5G Acceleration Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers S 1671/HR 3718, ICPA, International Communications Privacy Act, issues related to cross border law enforcement requests for customer records S 1676, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support S 1682, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices FCC Reauthorization discussion draft, provisions related to wireless coverage data collection and federal interagency cybersecurity coordination
Client expense: $4,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 883 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1084 - Today's American Dream Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1183 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1374 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 all provisions related to cable. -HR 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2803 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3289 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3354 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3360 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Designating Each Cars Automation Level (DECAL) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3393 - New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3482 - Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3823 - Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 99 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HConRes 71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -S 19 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW) - all provisions related to cable. -S 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy (RED) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 431 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 542 - Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 782 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1168 - Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1225 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1377 - Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1812 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 3 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $2,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2017 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (concerning rental fees for access to federal lands for communications use) H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (including broadband mapping) H.J. Res. 86 & S.J.Res. 34 - (relating to protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services) H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act 2018 and Supplemental Appropriates for Diaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act Net neutrality Broadband/Wireless infrastructure/siting/broadband conduit deployment Privacy/cybersecurity Spectrum policy/auctions/pipeline 5G development and testing Internet of Things FCC Reauthorization Next Generation 911/Industry 911 Outages Smart Cities LTE in Rural America (LRA) Disconnection Issue FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Data Breach/Data Security Post Hurricane Wireless Network Resiliency Spectrum interference/Spectrum Repack Letter
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Universal Service Fund Reforms: WTA lobbied for fully funding the Universal Service Fund's High Cost Program, both the Alternative Connect America Fund Mechanism (ACAM) and modified Rate of Return mechanism and urged the FCC to direct the Universal Service Administrative Company to continue collecting the full budget for the High Cost program. WTA also lobbied for USF Contributions Reform to require those entities that should be paying into the system but are not to actually do so. This will help sure up the long term fiscal viability of the universal service fund. WTA also lobbied in support of providing broadband incentives for large telecommunications providers to divest themselves of their most rural hard-to-serve areas -- this would enable further broadband deployment in rural areas. H.R. 2870 and S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act -- would provide beneficial tax treatment for broadband deployment in areas deemed "Gigabit Opportunity Zones". S. 96 and H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act -- seeks to ensure call to rural America are properly completed. H.R. 2520 -- The BROWSER Act, Authorizes the FTC to enforce information privacy protections S. 604 Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 -- legislation would streamline the permitting process for broadband deployment on Federal land Broadband Infrastructure -- Association lobbied in support of ensuring broadband infrastructure is included as part of the larger discussion about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. H.R. 2425 -- Public Lands Telecommunications Act, directs Dept. of Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Parks Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service for the deposit of rental fees received by the agencies for communications use on federal lands. H.R. 3523 and S. 875 -- would require the Comptroller General of the US to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs. Lifeline -- Association lobbied in support of its Petition for Reconsideration which, among other things, expresses concerns with the FCC proposal to phase-out voice service under the program and the detrimental affect this would have on rural consumers; the PFR also expresses concerns over the 12-month port freeze which could prevent customers from entering the program if they could be aided by it. E-Rate -- Discussed the program's budget and discussed the association's opposition to using e-rate funds to overbuild existing rural networks that already have broadband connections to schools and libraries. Also discussed Category items that are eligible for support funding under the program.
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act; Draft legislation regarding spectrum; Issues related to broadband infrastructure proposals; Issues related to infrastructure proposal; Issues related to 5G wireless service; Issues related to network neutrality.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Telecommunications infrastructure; SPEED Act; H.R. 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act; S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act; S. 19, MOBILE NOW Act; Distracted driving; 5G Acceleration Act; S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017; Cyber civil support legislation; NDAA; H. Res .521, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
NAT - NATURAL RESOURCES H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (introduced 5/16/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (introduced 6/15/2017) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund, including High Cost Fund, Connect America Fund, Mobility Fund, and the Lifeline Program Issues relating to Spectrum, including Federal Spectrum, Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Issues relating to Copyright Reform and Mobile Device Unlocking Issues relating to Spectrum Auctions, including the incentive Auction, and implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Issues relating to the IP Transition and Interconnection Issues relating to Device exclusivity and availability Issues related to Data Roaming Issues relating to Public Safety, E-911, NG-911, and Location Accuracy Issues relating to Federal Communication Commission Authority and Process Issues related to in-truth billing Issues relating to Privacy Issues relating to Cybersecurity Issues relating to Patent litigation reform Issues relating to Rural Broadband Issues relating to Updates to the Communications Act of 1934 Issues relating to FCC Appropriations and FY18 budget and funding requests Issues relating to Number Portability Issues relating to FirstNet Issues relating to Infrastructure siting, including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal lands Issues relating to FCC Reauthorization Issues relating to NTIA Reauthorization Issues relating to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order Issues relating to telecommunications infrastructure Issues relating to 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act; including tower marking and lighting Issues related to access to video content H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 75, ALERT Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 1581, Tribal Digital Access Act - Issues retaining to Federal Government Regulatory Reform H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 557, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1591, Wi-Fi Capable Mobile Devices Act - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform H.R. 1546, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FCC Process Reform S. 102, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 588, SANDy Act - Issues pertaining to Public Safety and Network Resiliency H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Call Completion S. 88, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 686, DIGIT Act - Issues pertaining to Internet of Things, Spectrum Access H.R. 800, New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S. 277, A bill to establish a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee within the Federal Communications Commission. - Issues pertaining to Rural Broadband S.19, MOBILE NOW Act - Issues pertaining to Spectrum and Broadband Infrastructure deployment H.R. 135, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 516, State Cyber Resiliency Act - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity ACT - Issues pertaining to Cybersecurity H.R. 423, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Consumer Experience S. 181, A bill to ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes. - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 547, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 1139, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline S. 421, Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to Universal Service Fund and Lifeline H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act - Issues pertaining to Small Business Funding H.R. 1534, 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband S. 645, the Measuring of The Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues pertaining to Broadband H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act - Issues pertaining to Copyright Reform H.R. 1754, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. - Issues pertaining to the FCCs 2015 Open Internet Order H.R. 2425, The Public Lands Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to privacy H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues S. 1405, The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issues pertaining to FAA Tower Marking and Lighting Issues Discussion Draft, 5G Acceleration Act (DOYLE) - Issues relating to Spectrum management S. 1104, the Rural Wireless Act - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform H.R. 2903, the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment S. 1363, the Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - issues relating to broadband siting processes. S. 1013, The Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 2870, the Gigabit Opportunity (GO) Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1814 - The Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act - Issues relating to spectrum availability H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1157, Protecting our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 3002, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT America) Act - Issues relating to broadband infrastructure deployment S. 645, The Measuring the Impact of Broadband Deployment Act - Issues relating to broadband deployment H.R. 1888, The Federal Spectrum incentive Act of 2017 - Issues relating to Federal Spectrum Management S. 1390, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act of 2017 - Issues relating to patent litigation reform H.R. 3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act - issues relating to regulatory reform S. 242/H.Res 521 - 5G Resolution - issues relating to Broadband Deployment S. 1691, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity S. 1900, The Data Breach Accountability and Enforcement Act - issues relating to Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1682 AIRWAVES Act - issues relating to Spectrum and rural broadband deployment H.R. 3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack H.R. 3347 - The Viewer Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack S. 1632, The Viewer and Listener Protection Act - Issues relating to 600 MHz repack H.R. 3994, ACCESS Broadband Act - issues relating to broadband deployment DISCUSSION DRAFT, House FCC Reauthorization bill - Issues relating to FCC Process Reform.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 S. 19 - MOBILE NOW Act - a bill to provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes S. 88 - DIGIT Act - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act S. 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - A bill to expand the prohibition on misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, and for other purposes S. 174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 S. 604 - A bill to allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities, and for other purposes S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes S. 1157 - PATCH Act of 2017 / Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017 - a bill to establish the Vulnerability Equities Review Board, and for other purposes S. 1363 - A bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes S. 1682 - A bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1885 - A bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. S.Res. 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States Issues regarding the deployment of FM chips in mobile telephones Issues related to E911/NG911 Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to stolen phones Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of unlicensed wireless technologies Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless towers
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure S. 19, the MOBILE NOW Act H.R. 588/S. 102, the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 2425, the Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure S. 19, the MOBILE NOW Act H.R. 558/S. 102, the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 2425, the Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions related to the marking/lighting of communications towers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.288/S.228 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R.290 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2017 (all provisions); H.R.387 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.423/S.134 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 (issues related to caller ID spoofing); H.R.444/S.81 - Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.584 - Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 (issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness); H.R.588/S.102 - SANDY Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.599/S.174 - FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1224 - NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2425 - Public Lands telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 (provisions related to national policies concerning comparability); H.R.2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act (issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers); S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirement); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017 (rural deployment issues); S.742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 (issues concerning government owned networks; S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (to restore states sovereign rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws); S.1015/H.R.2435 - National Suicide Prevention Hotline Improvement Act (to require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system); S.1104/H.R.1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (interaction of bills requirements with FCC MFII process); S.1272 - Drone Federalism Act (to preserve state, local and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems); S.1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (provisions related to streamlining the process for broadband facility location applications on federal land); S.1405 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.J.Res54 - providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to protecting the Privacy of customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services; and Draft 5G Acceleration Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE