Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
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2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
IP Video, VOIP, DTV, Cable TV issues S. 602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, legislation in it's entirety S. 1780 & H.R. 3359, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, legislation in it's entirety
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 234, Wireless Innovation Act HR 1597, Wireless Innovation Act S 337, White Spaces Act of 2007 S 602 Child Safe Viewing Act HR 2102, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act HR 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act HR 2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 2905, Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007 HR 608 Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 HR 1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices S 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR 2900, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 S 1082, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 HR 2331 First Responders Act S 1223, First Responders Act China Market Access S2035 Free Flow Information Act HR 2566 Media Ownership Act S 2332 Media Ownership Act HR 3559 Protecting Children from Indecent Programming S1267, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S2831, FTC Reauthorization Act S1170, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3627, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3862, Preparing America's Seniors for Digital Transition HR 5435, DTV Border Fix S 2507, DTV Border Fix Retransmission consent Product Placement a la carte HR 2905, Fairness Doctrine Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Mark HR 6209, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3154, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3156, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act DOJ to adopt new rules governing access under ADA for close captioning/video description in movies HR 6320, On Line Captioning HR 2320, National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act Broadband deployment provisions of Stimulus II HR 6151 Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008 HR 4083 Non Prescription Drug Modernization Act S 3446 Bill to Create Minority Tax Credits HR 7013 Short Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act S 3663 Short Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General online consumer protection issues; spyware: S. 1625 - Counter Spy Act; online child safety protection issues including: S. 602 - The Child Safety Viewing Act of 2007, S. 49 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, S. 431 and H.R. 719 - KIDS Act of 2007, S. 519 and H.R. 3791 - SAFE Act of 2007, S. 1738 - Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007, H.R. 3845 - PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007, as well as policy initiatives to combat child pornography; content regulation; privacy and data security issues.
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 1492, broadband mapping legislation; S. 1965, legislation to protect children from cybercrimes and online predators; HR 4120, the Effective Child Pornography Protection Act; HR 4136, legislation addressing child pornography and internet commerce; S. 1738, Protect Our Children Act; S. 3325, Internet piracy legislation; S. 602, legislation requiring the FCC to conduct an NOI on alternative technologies for video blocking; and, S. 3663, legislation dealing with the DTV transition.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| TX |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 1492, broadband mapping legislation; S. 1965, legislation to protect children from cybercrimes and online predators; HR 4120, the Effective Child Pornography Protection Act; HR 4136, legislation addressing child pornography and internet commerce; S. 1738, Protect Our Children Act; S. 3325, Internet piracy legislation; S. 602, legislation requiring the FCC to conduct an NOI on alternative technologies for video blocking; and, S. 3663, legislation dealing with the DTV transition.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007; content proposals. HR 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007; content restrictions/concerns; a la carte; tiering/programming requirements. HR 6320, A bill to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century; closed captioning/video description. HR 6209, A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at lounder volumes than the program material they accompany. Various Media issues - content and advertising restrictions, distribution/carriage issues, restrictions/obligations re programming distribution practices, retail/wholesale a la carte, tiering issues, network management issues, must carry obligiations, leased access issues; closed captioning/video description. FCC MB Docket No. 04-621, Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children, et al.; content restrictions, a la carte, tiering /programming restrictions. FCC CS Docket No. 98-120, Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendements to Part 76 of the Commission's Rules; carriage obligations. FCC MB Docket Nos 07-29, 07-198, Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution: Section 628(c)(5) of the Communications Act, Sunset of Exclusive Contract Provision and Review of the Commisson's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements, discovery obligations and programming distribution restrictions. FCC MB Docket No. 04-207, A La Carte and Themed Teir Programming Distribution on Cable Television and Direct Broadcast Satellite Systems. FCC MB Docket No. 06-189, Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming; competition issues. FCC MB Docket No. 07-294, et al., Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services, low-power must carry. FCC MB Docket No. 07-42, Leased Commecial Access, Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and Carriage, procedural requirements, carriage obligations, competitive commercial decisions. FCC CG Docket No. 05-231, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking; closed captioning. FCC WT Docket Nos 07-195, 04-356, Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 2155-2175 MHz Band, Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz and 2175-2180 MHz Bands, content restrictions. FCC MB Docket No. 08-90, Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising, product placement/integration. FTC Action #228, Project No. P859900, Online Behavioral Advertising: Moving the Discussion Forward to Possible Self-Regulatory Principles, self-regulatory principles.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 84, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007" S. 124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007" S. 234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" S. 337, "White Spaces Act of 2007" S. 234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" S. 431, "KIDS Act of 2007" S. 567, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008" S. 602, "The Child Safe Viewing Act" S. 760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007" S. 1082, "Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007" S. 1082, "Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act" S. 1086, "Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007" S. 1224, "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007" S. 1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007" S. 1285, "Fair Elections Now Act" S. 1453, "ITFA Extension Act of 2007" S. 1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" S. 1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act" S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S. 2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of Act of 2007" H.R. 600, "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007" H.R. 608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" H.R. 719, " KIDS Act of 2007" H.R. 1077, "Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007" H.R. 1120, " Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007" H.R. 1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007" H.R. 1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" H.R. 2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007" H.R. 2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" H.R. 2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007" H.R. 2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007" H.R. 2829, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008" H.R. 2900, "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" H.R. 2905, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" H.R. 2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007" H.R. 3461, "Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007" H.R. 3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act" H.R. 3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007" H.R. 4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act" H.R. 4221, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007" H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act" H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 H.R. 5470, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets H.R. 6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 (Markey) H.Res. 1, "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" S.J. Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership H.J. Res. 79, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership General Issues: 1) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence 2) Media Ownership Issues 3) Cable A La Carte Issues 4) Retransmission Consent Issues 5) Spectrum Issues 6) Federal Shield Law Issues 7) DTV Transition Issues 8) Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues 9) DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction 10) Online Advertising Issues 11) Broadcast Localism Issues 12) White Spaces Spectrum Issues 13) Libel Tourism 14) Network Neutrality 15) WWOR License Renewal 16) Enhanced Disclosure by Broadcasters 17) Funding for the United States Telecommunications Training Institute 18) Section 2257 Department of Justice Regulations
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Digital Television Transition A La Carte Cable Programming Retransmission Consent S.602 A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology Use of broadcast white spaces Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 234, Wireless Innovation Act HR 1597, Wireless Innovation Act S 337, White Spaces Act of 2007 S 602 Child Safe Viewing Act HR 2102, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act HR 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act HR 2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 2905, Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007 HR 608 Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 HR 1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices S 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR 2900, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 S 1082, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 HR 2331 First Responders Act S 1223, First Responders Act China Market Access S2035 Free Flow Information Act HR 2566 Media Ownership Act S 2332 Media Ownership Act HR 3559 Protecting Children from Indecent Programming S1267, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S2831, FTC Reauthorization Act S1170, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3627, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3862, Preparing America's Seniors for Digital Transition HR 5435, DTV Border Fix S 2507, DTV Border Fix Retransmission consent Product Placement a la carte HR 2905, Fairness Doctrine Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Mark HR 6209, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3154, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3156, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act DOJ to adopt new rules governing access under ADA for close captioning/video description in movies HR 6320, On Line Captioning HR 2320, National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act Broadband deployment provisions of Stimulus II HR 6151 Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008 HR 4083 Non Prescription Drug Modernization Act S 3446 Bill to Create Minority Tax Credits HR 7013 Short Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act S 3663 Short Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR. 2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR. 2905, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S. 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S.431, KIDS Act of 2007 HR.719, KIDS Act of 2007 Content regulation issues; Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence; Retransmission Consent Issues; DTV Transition Issues; FCC Licensing Issues; Wholesale a la carte issues; Issues relating to the Big Ten Network; S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 FCC MB Docket No. 08-90 - Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising FCC oversight issues/agenda Product Placement HR 5353 - Markey Internet Freedom Preservation Act
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Competition in online advertising market. Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. H.R. 964, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Spy Act. S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. H.R. 3845, Protect Our Children Act. H.R. 1120, Deleting Online Predators Act. H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act. H.R. 719 (S. 431), Kids Act of 2008. S. 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act. S. 519 (H.R. 876, H.R. 3791), Securing Adolescents From Exploitation Act. S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. H.R. 5990, Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004).
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, relating to an FCC rulemaking on the use of blocking technologies of television signals S. 948, Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA Act), requiring a report to Congress on the impact of media on childhood development H.R. 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions dealing with indecent programming H.R. 6209 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking regarding the volume level in television commercials Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a proposed rulemaking on embedded advertising Comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding embedded advertising (also known as product placement) in the media
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Oversight and legislation related to digital broadcast content protection including intellectual property protection, oversight and legislation related to the digital television transition including DTV consumer education and unlicensed use of "white spaces" spectrum; H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" H.R. 1320, the "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007;" H.R. 1597/S. 234, the "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007;" S. 337, the "White Spaces Act of 2007;" In the Matter of Commerical Availability of Navigation Devices on Bidirectional Plug and Play (FCC CS Docket No. 97-80); H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008," provisions relating to video programming; S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act"
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S. 602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S. 1738 - Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 Media Ownership SJres 28 HJres 79
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S. 234 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 Media Ownership S. 602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 SJres 28 HJres 79
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 251 Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 H.R. 401 / S. 1466 National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Access to Wireless Services in Metrorail H.R. 608 - Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 H.R. 1597 / S. 234 Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 - White Spaces H.R. 1776 Call Center Consumers Right to Know Act H.R. 2054 Universal Service Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 2095 - Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 - WAMA H.R. 3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act - Wireless Service Contract Termination H.R. 3281 / S. 1853 Community Broadband Act of 2007 H.R. 3402 - Calling Card Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3403 9-1-1 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3482 / S. 1769 Same Number Act of 2007 H.R. 3565 Insular Rate for Cellular Customers Act H.R. 3627 / S. 1190 Connect the Nation Act H.R. 3786 - Servicemembers Telecom Contract Relief Act - Cell Phone Contracts H.R. 3789 Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3914 Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act H.R. 3919 Broadband Census of America Act of 2007 H.R. 5435 / S. 2507 DTV Border Fix Act of 2007 H.R. 5717 Inform and Deter Spam Act H.R. 5769 Stop M-Spam Abuse as a Sales Industry Habit (SMASH) Act of 2008 H.R. 5846 Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 (M2Z) H.R. 5994 Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 H.R. 6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Wireless Service in Metrorail H.R. 6320 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 H.R. 6356 - Universal Service Reform, Accountability, and Efficiency Act of 2008 H.R. 7013 / S. 3663 - Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act of 2008 S. 101 USA Act S. 215 Internet Freedom Preservation Act S. 337 White Spaces Act of 2007 S. 428 IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 S. 602 - Safe Child Viewing Act S. 711 Universal Service for the 21st Century Act S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S. 1190 Connect the Nation Act S. 1315 Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1622 FCC Upper 700 MHz Band Plan Reevaluation S. 1965 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S. 2033 Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007 S. 2046 Text a Tip Act of 2007 S. 2171 - Uniform Wireless Consumer Protection Act S. 2361 Wireless Telephone Privacy Act S. 2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 S. 2998 - Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act S. 3138 - Do Not Text Act of 2008 S. 3420 - Open Wireless Internet Act P.L. 109-171 The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Title III Digital Television Provisions Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 Draft Prepaid Wireless Telecommunication Access Device Enforcement Act of 2008 Draft Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act Inform and Deter Spam Act Draft 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act Draft Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act Draft Converter Box Issues related to the DTV Transition Federal Funding for DTV Transition Activities Issues related to Federal Spectrum and Scoring Issues related to the AWS Relocation Funding and Process Issues related to the Siting of Wireless Towers Issues related to Wireless "Net Neutrality" Issues related to the FCC's Service Rules for the AWS-2 and AWS-3 Band Issues related to Phantom Traffic Issues related to the Universal Service Fund Issues related to Intercarrier Compensation Issues related to Early Termination Fees Issues related to 700 MHz D Block Issues Related to the Use of Radio Jamming Equipment in Correctional Facilities.
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S.49, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 431, KIDS Act of 2007 S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S.519, SAFE Act of 2007, S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S. 1086, Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007 S.1202 Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 S.1625, Counter Spy Act S 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act H.R. 719, KIDS Act of 2007 H.R. 837, Internet SAFETY of 2007 H.R. 836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R.876, SAFE Act of 2007 H.R.958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act H.R.964, Spy Act H.R. 1008, SAFER NET Act. H.R. 1120, Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 H.R. 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 2517, Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007 H.R. 3791, SAFE Act of 2007 H.R. 3845, PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 H.R. 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs H.R. 4136, Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning accessibility of programming content for persons with disabilities. Issues related to the establishment of a quiet period for retransmission consent negotiations. Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues related to cable and direct broadcast satellite carriage of broadcast programming. Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger. H.R.1320: Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.1597: Wireless Innovation Act of 2007; To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces; all provisions H.R.2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.2331: First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.2802: Local Community Radio Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.2821: Television Freedom Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.2905: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.3003: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R.4167: Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act; all provisions H.R.5435: DTV Border Fix Act; all provisions H.R.5470: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets; all provisions H.R.600: Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.608: Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007; all provisions H.R.6209: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; all provisions H.R.7013: Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act; all provisions H.R.7157: Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act; all provisions H.R.983: Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007; all provisions House Appropriations FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Bill: FCC-related provisions. S. J. Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership; all provisions S.1223: First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007; all provisions S.124: Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007; all provisions S.1675: Local Community Radio Act of 2007; all provisions S.1742: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007; all provisions S.1748: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007; all provisions S.1780: Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act; all provisions S.2035: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; all provisions S.2125: Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of Act of 2007; all provisions S.2297: A bill to require the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations; all provisions S.2332: Media Ownership Act of 2007; all provisions S.234: Wireless Innovation Act of 2007; all provisions S.2507: DTV Border Fix Act of 2007; all provisions S.2607: DTV Transition Assistance Act; all provisions S.3154: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; all provisions S.3156: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; all provisions S.337: White Spaces Act of 2007; all provisions S.3446: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes; all provisions S.3663: Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act; all provisions S.602: Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007; A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology; all provisions Before the Small Business Administration: Issues concerning broadcast localism. Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Issues concerning the DTV Converter Box Coupon program. Before the Federal Communications Commission: In the Matter of Accessibility of Video Programming Providing Emergency Information for Individuals Who are Blind and Visually Impaired, RM-11499 In the Matter of Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in 3 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 02-380 In the Matter of Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 07-172: RM-11338 In the Matter of Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part 76 of the Commissions Rules; CS Docket No. 98-120 In the Matter of Creation of Event Radio Services, RM-11501 In the Matter of Development of Devices Capable of Supporting Multiple Audio Entertainment Services, MM Docket No. 08-172 In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting Service; MM Docket No. 99-325 In the Matter of DTV Consumer Education Initiative; MB Docket No. 07-148 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership In the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition, MB Docket No. 08-167 In the Matter of Review of the Commissions Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements; MB Docket No. 07-198 In the Matter of Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band, MB Docket No. 08-166 In the Matter of Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising; MB Docket No. 08-90 In the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; ET Docket No. 04-186 Issues related to the establishment of a quiet period for retransmission consent negotiations.
Client expense: $2,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislation relating to broadcast and cable television, including retransmission consent, net neutrality, content censorship, and digital content protection; H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008," provisions relating to video programming; S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Oversight and legislation related to digital broadcast content protection including intellectual property protection, oversight and legislation related to the digital television transition including DTV consumer education and unlicensed use of "white spaces" spectrum; H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007;" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" H.R. 1320, the "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007;" H.R. 1597/S. 234, the "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007;" S. 337, the "White Spaces Act of 2007;" In the Matter of Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices on Bidirectional Plug and Play (FCC CS Docket No. 97-80); H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008," provisions relating to video programming; S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Oversight and legislation related to the transition to digital television; H.R. 608, the "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007;" H.R. 2566, the "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act;" and S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Federal spectrum and auction policies; general wireless communications issues; AWS spectrum relocation; S. 2033, the "Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act;" S. 166/H.R. 436, the "Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007;" H..R. 5846, the "Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008;" S. 2171, the "Uniform Wireless Consumer Protection Act;" S. 2454, the "Wireless 411 Privacy Act;" House Staff Discussion Draft of Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act of 2008; H.R. 3402, the "Calling Card Consumer Protection Act;" S. 2998, the "Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act of 2008" and S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislation related to broadcast decency enforcement; congressional oversight and legislation related to prohibiting FCC reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine; congressional oversight and legislation related to local radio ownership limits; congressional oversight and legislation related to low power radio; congressional oversight and legislation related to increasing ownership of broadcast media by women and minorities; H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007"; congressional oversight regarding satellite radio monopoly; H.R 4835/ S. 2332, the "Media Ownership Act of 2007;" H.R. 3003, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 2986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes;" H.R. 600, the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007;" S. 1742, S. 1748, H.R. 2905, the "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007;" S. 1780, the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;" S. 1223, the "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-- all provisions; S. 1675, the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-- all provisions; H. Con. Res. 244/ S. Con. Res. 82, the "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R. 7157, the "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General broadband, telecommunications and wireless policy issues; universal service reform; Internet regulation; the Digital Television Transition; S. 1492, the "Broadband Data Improvement Act;" S. 215/H.R. 5353, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act;" S. 156/H.R. 743, the "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007;" S.101, the "Universal Service for Americans Act;" H.R. 2054, the "Universal Service Reform Act of 2007;" S. 711, the "Universal Service for the 21st Century Act;" H.R. 2419, the "Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007;" H.R. 3919, the "Broadband Census of America Act of 2007," provisions relating to proprietary information; H.R. 3403, the "911 Modernization and Safety Act of 2007," provisions relating to CPNI data and interconnection, retention marketing practices and number porting times; H.R. 6320, the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008" provisions relating to access to Internet-based services and equipment, universal access and emergency access; approval of proposed Alltel merger; H.R. 3914, the "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forebearance Procedures Act" relating to period required for FCC decisions; and H.R. 3402, the "Calling Card Consumer Protection Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Parental Control Technologies associated with S. 602 Online Advertising and Associated Privacy Issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 525 & S 406 - Association Health Plans. NAIFA opposes exempting AHP's from state benefit, regulatory oversight and solvency laws. S. 1995 allows AHP's to offer only issued plans that are subject to state solvency standards. Some regulatory oversight and an "average" of state mandated coverages. NAIFA & AHIA is working with NAIC to strengthen the provisions in S. 1995. HR 1150 & S. 602 - NAIFA supports these additional incentives to purchase LTCI including an above-the-line deduction for individual purchase of LTCI in S.602. HR 118 - would provide generous tax credits to small businesses for providing health coverage to workers. NAIFA supports. Health Care Choice Act - would allow health insurance insurers to choose one state and use that state's rules in all other states where they operate. NAIFA studying proposal. S. 288 - The State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act - NAIFA supports. HR 176 & HR 1177 - would allow unused flexible spending arrangement funds to be carried over to the next year. NAIFA & AHIA favors this option. HR 27 - An "Above the line" deduction for "higher deductible" health plans coupled with HSA's. NAIFA supports. S.4 the Health American Act. NAIFA supports many provisions but concerned over the bills support for AHPs. HR 37, S. 978, HR 1872, HR 2063, HR 3873 creates Health Savings Accounts. NAIFA supports. HR 3511, S. 1569. NAIFA supports allowing states to establish LTC partnerships. HR 6331 - Would cut funding for Medicare Advantage - NAIFA opposes.
Client expense: $315,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket # 04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communications Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket #99-25. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownershp. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1742/S.1748/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675/H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 3446, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes"-all provisions. S. J. Res. 28, Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 7157, "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/ S. Con. Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions.
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 220, To protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security Numbers HR 251, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 HR 740, Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007 HR 836, To better assure cyber security HR 852, To prohibit obtaining customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretense HR 936, To prohibit fraudulent access to telephone records HR 948, To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security Numbers HR 958, To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information HR 964, To protect users of the Internet from unknowing trasmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs HR 1383, To provide penalties for the misues of robocalls HR 1525, To discourage spyware, and for other purposes HR 1652, To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Act to authorize the FTC to issue new reules to establish a requirement to prohibit telmarketing calls during the hours of 5PM to 7PM HR 1685, Data Security Act of 2007 HR 1776, To require employees at a call center, who either initiate or receive phone calls, to disclose the physical location of such employees HR 2290, To better assure cyber security HR 2455, To prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of the Social Security account number HR 2601, To extend the authority of the FTC to collect fees to administer and enforce the provisions relating to the "Do_Not-Call" Registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule HR 3046, To enhance Social Security Account Number Privacy Protections HR 3541, the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 49, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S 92, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S 238, To limit the misues of Social Security numbers S 239, A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information S 431, To require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers S 495, A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy S 519, The SAFE Act of 2007 S 602, To develop the next generation of parental control technology S 704, To prohibit manupulation of caller identification information S 780, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S 781, To extend the authority of the FTC to collect "Do-Not-Call" Registry fees for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007 S 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act S 1202, Personal Data Security Act of 2007 S 1208, A bill to provide additional security and privacy protection for social security account numbers S 1260, A bill to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches S 1625, To protect against the unauthorized installation of computer software S 1654, To prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services S 1691, To restrict public display on the Internet of all or any portion of Social Secuirty account numbers by State and local governments HR 6954, To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
HR 836 - To amend Title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes HR 2290 - To amend Title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes HR1685 - Data Security Act of 2007 S 239 - Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act S 1202 - Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 S 1260 - Data Security Act of 2007 S 1625 - Counter Spy Act S 92 - Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S 780 - Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act S 704 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information. S 1654 - To prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services S 781- To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007. S 156 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. S 1453 - To extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes. S 602 - To develop the next generation of parental control technology S 238 - Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act S 1208 - To provide additional security and privacy protection for social security account numbers S 1691- To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the public display on the Internet of all or any portion of social security account numbers by State and local governments, and for other purposes. S 431 - To require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes S 519 - SAFE Act of 2007 S 49 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act HR 964 - Spy Act HR 1525 - Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act HR 852 - To prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. HR 936 - To prohibit fraudulent access to telephone records HR 251- Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 HR 740 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007 HR 1383 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls HR 1652 - To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules to establish a requirement to prohibit any telemarketing calls during the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. HR 1776 - To require employees at a call center who either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose the physical location of such employees. HR 2601- To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the provisions relating to the `Do-not-call' registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. HR 1077 - To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. HR 220 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons. HR 743 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. HR 948 - To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers, and for other purposes. HR 2455- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of the Social Security account number. S 2168 - Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 S 1965 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S 2361 Cell Phone Number Protection Act of 2007 S 2454 Wireless 411 Privacy Act S 2128 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S 2096 - Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 2661 - Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008' or the `APCPA' HR 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 3046 - Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007 HR 3271 Social Security Account Number Protection Act HR 3789 Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007 HR 3678 - Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 HR 3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 HR 4298 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers. HR 4241 Notify Americans Before Outsourcing Personal Information Act HR 3791 - SAFE Act of 2007 HR 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 5234 - Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act HR 4040 - Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act S 2045 - CPSC Reform Act of 2007 S 2663 - CPSC Reform Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 251, HR 936, HR 2035, HR 2054, HR 2725, HR 3403, HR 3482, HR 3678, HR 3679, HR 3773, HR 3791, HR 3919, S 92, S 93, S 101, S 156, S 215, S 234, S 337, S 428, S 602, S 711, S 744, S 1178, S 1190, S 1439, S 1492, S 1622, S 1769, S 1780, S 2248, HR 3914, HR 5353, HR 5769, HR 5994, HR 6320, HR 6356, HR 7013, S 2469, S 2831, S 3249, S3663
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
IP Video, VOIP, DTV, Cable TV issues S. 602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, legislation in its entirety S. 1780 & H.R. 3359, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, legislation in its entirety S. 215 To Amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality, legislation in its entirety
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, legislation in it's entirety S. 1780 & H.R. 3359, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, legislation in it's entirety IP Video, VOIP, DTV, Cable TV issues S. 215 Internet Freedom Preservation Act, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1742/S.1747/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding terrestrial radio ownership-all provisions. FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB. docket No.07-57 S. J. Res 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act, 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007" all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/ S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight of FCC proceeding on broadcast localism.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General online consumer protection issues; spyware: S. 1625 - Counter Spy Act; online child safety protection issues including: S. 602 - The Child Safety Viewing Act of 2007, S. 49 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, S. 431 and H.R. 719 - KIDS Act of 2007, S. 519 and H.R. 3791 - SAFE Act of 2007, S. 1738 - Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007, H.R. 3845 - PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007, as well as policy initiatives to combat child pornography; content regulation; privacy and data security issues.
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007; content proposals. HR 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, content restrictions/concerns; a la carte; tiering/programming requirements. HR 6320, A bill to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century; closed captioning/video description. HR 6209, To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. Various Media Issues - content and advertising restrictions, distribution/carriage issues, restrictions/obligations re programming distribution practices, retail/wholesale a la carte, tiering issues, network management issues, must carry obligations, leased access issues; closed captioning/video description. FCC MB Docket No. 04-261, Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children, et al.; content restrictions, a la carte, tiering/programming restrictions. FCC CS Docket No. 98-120, Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendments to Part 76 of the Commission's Rules; carriage obligations. FCC MB Docket Nos. 07-29, 07-198, Implementation of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution: Section 628(c)(5) of the Communications Act, Sunset of Exclusive Contract Provision and Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements, discovery obligations and programming distribution restrictions. FCC MB Docket No. 04-207, A La Carte and Themed Tier Programming Distribution on Cable Television and Direct Broadcast Satellite Systems. FCC MB Docket No. 07-18, Consolidated Application of News Corporation and The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Transferors, and Liberty Media Corporation, Transferee, for Authority to Transfer Control; program access/merger conditions. FCC MB Docket No. 06-189, Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming; competition issues. FCC MB Docket No. 07-294, et al., Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services, low-power must carry. FCC MB Docket No. 07-42, Leased Commercial Access, Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and Carriage, procedural requirements, carriage obligations, competitive commercial decisions. FCC CG Docket No. 05-231, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking; closed captioning. FCC WT Docket No. 07-195, WT Docket No. 04-356, Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 2155-2175 MHz Band, Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz and 2175-2180 MHz Bands, content restrictions. FCC MB Docket No. 08-90, Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising, product placement/integration. FTC Action #228, Project No. P859900, Online Behavioral Advertising: Moving the Discussion Forward to Possible Self-Regulatory Principles, self-regulatory principles.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 84, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007" S. 124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007" S. 234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" S. 337, "White Spaces Act of 2007" S. 234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" S. 431, "KIDS Act of 2007" S. 567, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008" S. 602, "The Child Safe Viewing Act" S. 760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007" S. 1082, "Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007" S. 1082, "Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act" S. 1086, "Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007" S. 1224, "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007" S. 1267, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007" S. 1285, "Fair Elections Now Act" S. 1453, "ITFA Extension Act of 2007" S. 1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" S. 1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act" S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S. 2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of Act of 2007" H.R. 600, "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007" H.R. 608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" H.R. 719, " KIDS Act of 2007" H.R. 1077, "Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007" H.R. 1120, " Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007" H.R. 1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007" H.R. 1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007" H.R. 2102, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007" H.R. 2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" H.R. 2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007" H.R. 2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007" H.R. 2829, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008" H.R. 2900, "Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007" H.R. 2905, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007" H.R. 2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007" H.R. 3461, "Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007" H.R. 3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act" H.R. 3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007" H.R. 4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act" H.R. 4221, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007" H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act" H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 H.R. 5470, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets H.R. 6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 (Markey) H.Res. 1, "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" S.J. Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership H.J. Res. 79, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership General Issues: 1) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence 2) Media Ownership Issues 3) Cable A La Carte Issues 4) Retransmission Consent Issues 5) Spectrum Issues 6) Federal Shield Law Issues 7) DTV Transition Issues 8) Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues 9) DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction 10) Online Advertising Issues 11) Broadcast Localism Issues 12) White Spaces Spectrum Issues 13) Libel Tourism 14) Network Neutrality 15) WWOR License Renewal 16) Enhanced Disclosure by Broadcasters 17) Funding for the United States Telecommunications Training Institute 18) Section 2257 Department of Justice Regulations
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act H.R. 2738 - Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 S. 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 948 - Children and Media Research Advancement Act S. 2125 - Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act S. 2507 - DTV Border Fix Act of 2007 S. Res. 576 - Designating August 2008 as Digital Television Transition Awareness Month H.R. 608 - Digital Television Consumer Education Act H.R. 2060 - Internet Radio Equality Act H.R. 2566 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act H.R. 3559 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act H.R. 3862 - Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act H.R. 4167 - Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act H.R. 4307 - Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act H.R. 4882 - Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act H.R. 5470 - To amend the Communication Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets S. 2035 - Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 2102 - Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 7013 - To require the FCC to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television. A la carte cable programming and wholesale unbundling Retransmission consent Digital television transition
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket #04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communications Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB Docket No. 07-57. FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirus Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket No. 07-57. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket #99-25. Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight in legislation regarding private equity deals. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"- all provisions. S. 1742/S. 1748/ H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007."-all provisions. S. 1675/H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 3446, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes." S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 7157, "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes."-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S.1267/S.2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/Con. Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions.
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning accessibility of programming content for persons with disabilities. Issues related to the establishment of a quiet period for retransmission consent negotiations. Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues related to cable and direct broadcast satellite carriage of broadcast programming. Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger. H.R.1309: To promote openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. H.R.1320: To protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices. H.R.1597: To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. H.R.2102 : To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. H.R.2331: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.2802: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. H.R.2821: To amend section 122 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit the signals of local television broadcast stations to their adjacent markets, and for other purposes. H.R.2905: To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. H.R.3003: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. H.R.4167: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. H.R.5435 : To address the digital television transition in border states. H.R.5470: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. H.R.600: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses. H.R.608: To further inform consumers about the transition to digital television. H.R.6209: To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. H.R.7013: To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting. H.R.7157: To require that radios used in the satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals. H.R.983: To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. House Appropriations FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Bill: FCC-related provisions. S. J. Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. S.1223: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.124: A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice. S.1675: A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. S.1742: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. S.1748: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. S.1780: A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. S.2035: A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. S.2125: A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. S.2297: A bill to require the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations. S.2332: A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. S.234: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. S.2507: DTV Border Fix Act of 2007: A bill to address the digital television transition in border states. S.2607: To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. S.3154: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes that the program material they accompany. S.3156: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. S.337: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces, and for other purposes. S.3446: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes. S.602: A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology. Before the Small Business Administration: Issues concerning broadcast localism. Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Issues concerning the DTV Converter Box Coupon program. Before the Federal Communications Commission: In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MB Docket No. 02-277 In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MB Docket No. 06-121 In the Matter of Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 07-172: RM-11338 In the Matter of Applications of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. for Approval to Transfer Control; MB Docket No. 07-57 In the Matter of Broadcast Localism; MB Docket No. 04-233 In the Matter of Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part 76 of the Commissions Rules; CS Docket No. 98-120 In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers; MM Docket No. 01-235 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets; MM Docket No. 00-244 In the Matter of DTV Consumer Education Initiative; MB Docket No. 07-148 In the Matter of Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission; OMB Control No. 3060-0466 In the Matter of Petition for Expedited Rulemaking of CTIA-The Wireless Association, et al., for Amendment of Parts 1 and 17 of the Commissions Rules Regarding Public Notice Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications; WT Docket No. 08-61 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership In the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Review of the Commissions Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements; MB Docket No. 07-198 In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System; EB Docket No. 04-296 In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets; MM Docket No. 01-317 In the Matter of Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising; MB Docket No. 08-90 In the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; ET Docket No. 04-186 In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies; MB Docket No. 04-228 Issues related to the establishment of a quiet period for retransmission consent negotiations.
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S.49, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 431, KIDS Act of 2007, S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S.519, SAFE Act of 2007, S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S. 1086, Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2007 S.1202 Personal Data Protection Act of 2007 S.1625, Counter Spy Act S 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007 S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act H.R. 719, KIDS Act of 2007 H.R. 837, Internet SAFETY of 2007 H.R. 836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 H.R.876, SAFE Act of 2007 H.R.958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act H.R.964, Spy Act H.R. 1008, SAFER NET Act. H.R. 1120, Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007 H.R. 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 2517, Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007 H.R. 3791, SAFE Act of 2007 H.R. 3845, PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 H.R. 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs H.R. 4136, Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007
Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 234, Wireless Innovation Act HR 1597, Wireless Innovation Act S 337, White Spaces Act of 2007 S 602 Child Safe Viewing Act HR 2102, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act HR 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act HR 2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 2905, Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007 HR 608 Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 HR 1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices S 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR 2900, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 S 1082, Food and Drug Administration Act Amendments of 2007 HR 2331 First Responders Act S 1223, First Responders Act S 124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007 China Market Access Mexico Market Access S2035 Free Flow Information Act HR 2566 Media Ownership Act S 2332 Media Ownership Act HR 3559 Protecting Children from Indecent Programming S1267, Free Flow Information Act of 2007 S2831, FTC Reauthorization Act S1170, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3627, "Connect the Nation Act" HR 3862, Preparing America's Seniors for Digital Transition HR 5435, DTV Border Fix S 2507, DTV Border Fix Retransmission consent Product Placement a la carte HR 2905, Fairness Doctrine Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations Mark SJR 28 - Media Ownership HR 6209, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3154, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act S 3156, Commercial Ads Loudness Mitigation Act DOJ to adopt new rules governing access under ADA for close captioning/video description in movies HR 6320, On Line Captioning HR 2320, National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act
Client expense: $4,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, relating to an FCC rulemaking on the use of blocking technologies of television signals S. 948, Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA Act), requiring a report to Congress on the impact of media on childhood development H.R. 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions dealing with indecent programming H.R. 6209 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking regarding the volume level in television commercials Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a proposed rulemaking on embedded advertising Comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding embedded advertising (also known as product placement) in the media
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Digital Transition Parental Control Technologies associated with S. 602 Online Advertising and Associated Privacy Issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 251, HR 936, HR 2035, HR 2054, HR 2725, HR 3403, HR 3482, HR 3678, HR 3679, HR 3773, HR 3791, HR 3919, S 92, S 93, S 101, S 156, S 215, S 234, S 337, S 428, S 602, S 711, S 744, S 1178, S 1190, S 1439, S 1492, S 1622, S 1769, S 1780, S 2248, HR 3914, HR 5353, HR 5769, HR 5994, HR 6320, HR 6356, HR 7013, S 2469, S 2831, S 3249
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Competition in online advertising market. Child online safety and gaming safety issues related to parental controls and family settings in MSN and Xbox 360. Online privacy issues. H.R. 964, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Spy Act. S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. H.R. 3845, Protect Our Children Act. H.R. 1120, Deleting Online Predators Act. H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act. H.R. 719 (S. 431), Kids Act of 2008. S. 1738, Combating Child Exploitation Act. S. 519 (H.R. 876, H.R. 3791), Securing Adolescents From Exploitation Act. S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act. Electronic health records and privacy/security protections related to the HealthVault and Amalga platforms. H.R. 5990, Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act. Notice of proposed rulemaking on Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004).
Client expense: $1,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
FCC MB Docket No. 07-198 - Review of the Commissions Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements H.R.1201 - Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 S.602 - Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 H.R.5353 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 H.R.6320 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 Product Integration FCC oversight issues/agenda DTV Transition FCC MB Docket No. 08-90 - Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007; HR 1320, Interface Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007; HR 1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007; HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR.2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2008, including media ownership issues HR.2905, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 S.1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR.600, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007 S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S.431, KIDS Act of 2007 HR.719, KIDS Act of 2007 S.2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 H.J.RES.79, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... S.J.RES.28, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... Content regulation issues; Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence; Retransmission Consent Issues; DTV Transition Issues; FCC Licensing Issues; Tax provisions in HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; Wholesale a la carte issues; Issues relating to the Big Ten Network; Tax provisions in HR 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008; Tax provisions in HR 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008; HR 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008; S 3325, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE