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Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 8, 2009
Latest Action
December 15, 2010
Primary Sponsor
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratic(RI)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
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98pct
372d open
vs 4,048 other S bills in the 111th — cohort avg 29d
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2011 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
The "CALM Act" (H.R. 1084, S. 2847) The operation of unlicensed devices in the broadcast television bands The broadcast provisions of "The National Broadband Plan"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3101, S. 3304: The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, video description provisions. H.R. 1084, S. 2847: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3828: A bill to make technical corrections to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, video description provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 5175-Disclose Act, all provisions relating to television advertising. S. 3295-Disclose Act, all provisions relating to television advertising. H.R. 3101-Tenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 1319-Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 2183-A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3126-Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3458-Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - To establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3512-Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - To prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3570-To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3630-Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives - online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3924-A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4053-Healthy Kids Act-To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4059-Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act-To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4167-Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act-To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4353-Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4518-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business the gross receipts of which exceed $100 million, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4784-Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4925-Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 1084-Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 25-Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1047-School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009- A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 3217-Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1836-Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 2847-Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 3304-Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1490-Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 2873-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct-to-consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 848-Performance Rights Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 379-Performance Rights Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initiatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management Title II Reclassification
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009, To amend title 18, U.S.C., to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 1319-Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 2183-A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3101-Tenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3126-Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3222 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3458-Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - To establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3512-Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - To prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3630-Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives - online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 3924-A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4053-Healthy Kids Act-To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4059-Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act-To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4167-Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act-To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4784-Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4816 - Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 4925-Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. H.R. 5175 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 486, Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1047-School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009- A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1490-Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 1836-Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 2847-Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 3852 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. S. 3804 - Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet. Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initiatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Communications Access for the Disabled Broadband Non-Discrimination Principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1835 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.3101 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.3222 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.4816 - Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.5175 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.2847 - CALM Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.3852 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.3828 - A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by the Act - all provisions relating to cable. Net Neutrality Graduated Reponse Initiatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Communications Access for the Disabled Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and content security in broadband adoption Network Management
| Democratic |
| WV |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 5175 - DISCLOSE Act, all provision relating to television advertising. S.3295 - DISCLOSE Act, all provision relating to television advertising. Comcast/NBCU merger review and impact on independent programming - HR 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisment Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 2847 - Commercial Advertisment Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -S 3304 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.3828 - A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by the Act - all provisions relating to cable. Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management Title II Reclassification
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Proposed Comcast - General Electric Joint Venture, regarding NBC Universal Section 325 of the Communications Act, regarding retransmission consent. Section 616 of the Communications Act, regarding carriage of independent programming. Section 628 of the Communications Act, regarding program access/online. Section 631 of the Communications Act, regarding privacy. H.R. 3745, Community Access Preservation Act, Carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels. S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. Preserving the open Internet/ Broadband Industry Practices. S. 2847 and H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. Sports Programming, including cable carriage of the Regional Sports Networks. Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. H.R. 2135/H.R. 2166/S. 348 Universal Service Reform.
Client expense: $4,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act S 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Healthy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals (Franken ammendment) Broadband Plan Exchange Tracking on Movie Exchange Futures Comcast/GE (NBCU) Transaction S 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communication Act Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Client expense: $7,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3304,Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act, all provisions. S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act, all provisions. S.3852, Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions. S.3894, A bill to allow the FCC to review petitions relating to the secondary transmission of broadcast programming in orphan counties, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5777, Best Practices Act, all provisions. H.R. 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, all provisions. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- Status of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertising MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future (spectrum) MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape WT 10-153 - Amendment of Part 101 of the Commissions Rules to Facilitate the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and to Provide Additional Flexibility to Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees; WT 09-106 - Request for Interpretation of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., et al.; WT 07-121 - Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by Wireless Strategies, Inc. and Request for Temporary Waiver of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition MB 09-182 - 2010 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 10-91, Video Device Competition, Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; CS 97-80, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices; PP 00-67, Compatibility Between Cable Systems CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, In the Matter of Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks to Refresh the Record on Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Closed Captioning Rules
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning the inclusion of radio receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues related to potential legislative update/rewrite of the Communications Act, Broadcast Provisions Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. Issues relating to retransmission consent Issues relating to the reinstatement of an incentive program to provide tax credits or other benefits to companies that sell communications properties to new entrants. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, All provisions H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, All provisions H.R.3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, Title 2 H.R.3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, All provisions H.R.5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, All provisions HR 6533, Local Community Radio Act of 2010, All provisions HR. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, All provisions S.448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, All provisions S.510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act , Amdt. #4702 and Amdt # 4713 S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, All provisions S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, All provisions S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, All provisions S.2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, All provisions S.3304, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Title 2 S.3610, The Spectrum Management and Policy Reform Act, All provisions S.3756, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, Spectrum Provisions S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act., All provisions S.3894, Letting Our Communities Access Local Television Act of 2010, All provisions Before the Federal Communications Commission: Issues relating to an FCC report to Congress on report on in-state broadcast programming. Before the National Economic Council: Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services.
Client expense: $3,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals S. 2847, " Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act" S. 3333, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 226, "Broacaster Freedom Act of 2009" H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1084, "To Require the FCC to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program." H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Broadcast Indecency Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues Spectrum Issues Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Selectable Output Control Waiver
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Content regulation issues Retransmission Consent Issues Issues relating to broadcast spectrum reclamation Issues relating to the National Broadband Plan Issues relating to content regulation S. 2847, "Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act" H.R. 1084, "To Require the FCC to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 S. 1447, Connecting America Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009 S.3756, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide public safety providers an additional 10 megahertz of spectrum to support a national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize the Federal Communications Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding to support such a network, and for other purposes H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Monitoring Universal Service Fund reform to include broadband H.R. 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 2902, Broadband Internet Fairness Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act H.R. 1076, Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 H.R. 3222, Aware Act, Online Safety H.R. 3745, CAP Act, PEG H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 1319, Informed P2P User Act H.R. 2428, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 H.R. 4353, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act
Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H. Con. Res. 49/S. Con. Res. 14 Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions; H.R. 848/S. 379 Performance Rights Act, all provisions; H.R. 1084/S. 2847 CALM Act, all provisions; Cable programming issues, including program access issues and retransmission consent; H.R. 3745 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act; all provisions; H.R. 3125 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act and related legislation (including S.649), all provisions; S. 3304 Twenty-First Century Communications Video Accessibility Act and related legislation (including H.R. 3101 and S. 3828), all provisions; H.R. 5947 Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010 and related legislation (including S. 3610 and S. 3756), all provisions; Media ownership issues generally; Phone regulation generally; Broadcast issues generally, including TV spectrum issues, retransmission consent, and FM chip inclusion in mobile devices; S.3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (including H.R.5175), provisions related to lowest unit charge for political advertising.
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1084, S. 2847: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. Petition with the Federal Communications Commission to institute a rulemaking of retransmission consent and possible legislation on the subject.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Digital Transition Satellite Home Viewer Act H.R. 2994, H.R. 3750, S.1670 Retransmission Consent Rules National Broadband Plan Implementation Comcast - NBCU transaction S. 2847, CALM Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Mobile service issues, including mobile TV and spectrum allocation Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act (S. 3490); spectrum auction incentives legislation (H.R. 5947) TV commercial volume legislation (S. 2847)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION HR 1, HR 681, HR 691, HR 760, HR 927, HR 1019, HR 1076, HR 1084, HR 1319, HR 2183, HR 2187, HR 2221, HR 2357, HR 2428, HR 2521, HR 2847, HR 2902, HR 3101, HR 3125, HR 3126, HR 3458, HR 3570, HR 3646, HR 3924, HR 4167, HR 4173, HR 4545, HR 4619, HR 4829, H4 5175, HR 5257, HR 5777, HR 5828, S 25, S 328, S 336, S 352, S 436, S 1266, S 1192, S 1447, S 1490, S 1670, S 1836, S 2847, S 2879, S 3110, S 3115, S 3295, S 3304, S 3742, S 3756, S 3804, S 3828
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $160,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
broadband deployment proposals adjacent market/DMA reform USF net neutrality HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Act HR 1084 and S. 2847, CALM Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions affecting broadband deployment and Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program tying and bundling and impact on small independent cable operator dual carriage education regarding FCC activites affecting small independent cable operators, including set top box waivers and tying and bundling rule making. net neutrality/reclassification retransmission consent NBC/Comcast merger Program access National Broadband Plan HR 3101 and S 3304, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1084; S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act), to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking regarding the volume of television commercials FCC Notice of Inquiry on blocking technologies and content ratings for television commercials FCC Notice of Inquiry on Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape Comments to FCC on petition from Campaign for a Commerical Free Childhood regarding programming content rules under the Children's Television Act
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H. R. 1084 and S. 2847, The CALM Act; S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act; S. 3828, Technical corrections to Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2010; S. 3480, and H. R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, Issues pertaining to program access; H. R. 5777, Best Practices Act; Issues pertaining to online consumer privacy; Issues pertaining to behavioral advertising and data collection; Issues pertaining to the Universal Fund Service; Issues pertaining to retransmission consent agreements between multichannel video programming distributors and broadcasters; Issues pertaining to FCC broadband regulation under the Communications Act; S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Conterfeits Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2428 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 H.R. 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 S.649 - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission S. 2764 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 / A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 3570 - Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1983 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 H.R. 1084 & S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) S. 2881 - FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Accessibility Act Issues relative to Net Neutrality
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 449 - Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 S. 448 & H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 1084 & S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) H.R. 3570 - Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 2764 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 / A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 3186 - Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 S.649 - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Accessibility Act Issues related to the digital TV transition Issues relative to Net Neutrality
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1084 & S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Accessibility Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1019 - The State Video Tax Fairness Act H.R. 1084 & S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) S. 2764 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 / A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 3570 - Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 3186 - Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act S.649 - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Accessibility Act Issues relative to Net Neutrality Issues relative to the Comcast-NBCU Merger All-Vid Proceeding regarding development of an All Video Adapter that would connect the providers service to a third partys smart video device
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 449 - Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 S. 448 & H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act H.R. 1084 & S. 2847 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) H.R. 3570 - Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 2764 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 / A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 3186 - Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 S.649 - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Accessibility Act S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act Issues related to the digital TV transition Issues relative to Net Neutrality
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2010; S. 3480 and H. R. 5548, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act; S.3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act; H. R. 1084 and S. 2847, the CALM Act; S. 3828, Technical Corrections to Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; Issues pertaining to the National Broadband Plan; Issues pertaining to FCC broadband regulations under the Communications Act, H. R. 5777, Best Practices Act, ; Issues pertaining to online consumer privacy; Issues pertaining to re-transmission consent agreements.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Prevention of a performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings: H.CON.RES.49/S.CON.RES 14: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions; Spectrum issues, genereally; Monitored appropriations bill to determine inclusion of any anti-broadcasting amendments. S. 2847, CALM Act , Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; S.3689 : Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010; Transfer of the D Block of Spectrum to Public Safety and Funding To Build A Public Safety Broadband Network; S.3756, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Retransmission consent CALM Act (H.R. 1084, S. 2847) Privacy legislation Spectrum provisions of the National Broadband Plan Restrictions on ownership of television stations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
CALM Act (H.R. 1084, S. 2847) Spectrum provisions of the National Broadband Plan Retransmission consent Limitations on ownership of radio stations Merger conditions imposed on XM-Sirius merger
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
CALM Act (H.R. 1084, S. 2847) National Broadband Plan
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Network neutrality Classification of broadband Internet access services Spectrum legislation Privacy legislation Cellular telephone "bill shock" the CALM Act (S. 2847)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 3101, S. 3304 & S. 3828, Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010; S. 2847, Commerical Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act); HR 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act; S. 3742, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010; S. 3756, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; HR 5828, Universal Reform Act of 2010; HR 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009; H. Con. Res. 311; HR 3745, PEG bill; (cont.) HR 5947, Voluntary Incentives Auction Act of 2010; S. 3624, Freedom for Consumer Choice Act; HR 5777, Best Practices Act; S. 3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act; S. 3579, Data Security Act of 2010; S. 3295, Disclose Act; HR 5649, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; and HR 5660, Main Street Fairness Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals S. 2847, " Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act" S. 3333, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act H.R. 226, "Broacaster Freedom Act of 2009" H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1084, "To Require the FCC to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program." H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Broadcast Indecency Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues Spectrum Issues Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Selectable Output Control Waiver
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act S 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Healthy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals (Franken ammendment) Broadband Plan Exchange Tracking on Movie Exchange Futures Comcast/GE (NBCU) Transaction S 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communication Act Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Client expense: $9,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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)
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 S. 1447, Connecting America Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009 S.3756, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide public safety providers an additional 10 megahertz of spectrum to support a national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize the Federal Communications Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding to support such a network, and for other purposes H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Monitoring Universal Service Fund reform to include broadband H.R. 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 2902, Broadband Internet Fairness Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act H.R. 1076, Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 H.R. 3222, Aware Act, Online Safety H.R. 3745, CAP Act, PEG H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 1319, Informed P2P User Act H.R. 2428, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 H.R. 4353, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act S 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Healthy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals (Franken ammendment) Broadband Plan Exchange Tracking on Movie Exchange Futures Comcast/GE (NBCU) Transaction S 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communication Act Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) HR 5020, To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.
Client expense: $15,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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)
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act S 2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Healthy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals (Franken ammendment) Broadband Plan Exchange Tracking on Movie Exchange Futures Comcast/GE (NBCU) Transaction
Client expense: $7,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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)
2010 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1835 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.3101 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.3222 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.4816 - Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HR.5175 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.2847 - CALM Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.3852 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.3804 - Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet Net Neutrality Graduated Reponse Initiatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Communications Access for the Disabled Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and content security in broadband adoption Network Management
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 5175 - DISCLOSE Act, all provision relating to television advertising. S.3295 - DISCLOSE Act, all provision relating to television advertising. - HR 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4353 - Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.4518 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business the gross receipts of which exceed $100 million - all provisions relating to advertising -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisment Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - S 25 Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 2847 - Commercial Advertisment Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -S 3304 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.2873 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity, all provisions relating to advertising Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management Title II Reclassification HR.848 - Performance Rights Act - all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet S.379 - Performance Right Act - all provisions relating to television, motion picutres and the Internet
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning the inclusion of radio receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. Issues related to potential legislative update/rewrite of the Communications Act, Broadcast Provisions Issues relating to retransmission consent Issues relating to the reinstatement of an incentive program to provide tax credits or other benefits to companies that sell communications properties to new entrants. HR.1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, All provisions H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, All provisions H.R.3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, Title 2 H.R.3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, All provisions H.R. 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, All provisions S.448, Free Flow of Information Act, All provisions S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, All provisions S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, All provisions S.2847, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, All provisions S.3304, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Title 2 S.3610, The Spectrum Management and Policy Reform Act, All provisions S.3756, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, Spectrum Provisions S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act, All provisions Before the National Economic Council: Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services.
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Proposed Comcast - General Electric Joint Venture, regarding NBC Universal. Section 629 of the Communications Act, regarding set-top boxes and plug and play devices. H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act; net neutrality and network management. S. 2847 and H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. S. 773, Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 3646, Broadband Affordability Act, S. 2879, Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act . S. 3304 and S. 3828 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.
Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Proposed Comcast - General Electric Joint Venture, regarding NBC Universal. Section 325 of the Communications Act, regarding retransmission consent. Section 616 of the Communications Act, regarding carriage of independent programming. Section 628 of the Communications Act, regarding program access/online. Section 629 of the Communications Act, regarding set-top boxes and plug and play devices . Section 631 of the Communications Act, regarding privacy. S. 773, Cybersecurity Act. H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act; net neutrality and network management. S. 2847 and H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. H.R. 3646, Broadband Affordability Act, S. 2879, Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act . Sports Programming, including cable carriage of Regional Sports Network. S. 3304 and S. 3828 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004. S.3386 The Restore online shoppers confidence Act (Aggressive Online Sales Tactics). H.R 5660, Main Street Fairness Tax (Internet Sales). H.R. 2135/H.R. 2166/S. 348 Universal Service Reform.
Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3101, S. 3304: The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, video description provisions. H.R. 1084, S. 2847: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3828: A bill to make technical corrections to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, video description provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Content regulation issues Retransmission Consent Issues H.R. 3750, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act Issues relating to broadcast spectrum reclamation Issues relating to the National Broadband Plan S. 3333, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act Issues relating to content regulation S. 2847, "Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act" H.R. 1084, "To Require the FCC to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H. Con. Res. 49/S. Con. Res. 14 - Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions; H.R. 848/S. 379 - Performance Rights Act, all provisions; H.R. 1084/S. 2847 - CALM Act, all provisions; Cable programming issues, including program access issues and retransmission consent; H.R. 3745 - Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act; all provisions; H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act and related legislation (including S.649), all provisions; S. 3304 Twenty-First Century Communications Video Accessibility Act and related legislation (including H.R. 3101 and S. 3828), all provisions; H.R. 5947 Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010 and related legislation (including S. 3610 and S. 3756), all provisions; Media ownership issues generally; Phone regulation generally; Broadcast issues generally, including TV spectrum issues, retransmission consent, and FM chip inclusion in mobile devices; S.3295-Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (including H.R.5175), provisions related to lowest unit charge for political advertising.
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
net neutrality legislation federal privacy legislation H.R. 5020 S. 2847
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S. 1694, A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3304,Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act, all provisions. S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act, all provisions. S.3852, Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions. S.3894, A bill to allow the FCC to review petitions relating to the secondary transmission of broadcast programming in orphan counties, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5020, To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5777, Best Practices Act, all provisions. H.R. 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, all provisions. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape WT 10-153 - Amendment of Part 101 of the Commissions Rules to Facilitate the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and to Provide Additional Flexibility to Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees; WT 09-106 - Request for Interpretation of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., et al.; WT 07-121 - Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by Wireless Strategies, Inc. and Request for Temporary Waiver of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition MB 09-182 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Prevention of a performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings: H.CON.RES.49/S.CON.RES 14: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions; Monitored Appropriations legislation for inclusion of Local Radio Freedom Act amendments/riders. S. 2847, CALM Act , Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
broadband deployment proposals adjacent market/DMA reform USF net neutrality HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Act HR 1084 and S. 2847, CALM Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions affecting broadband deployment and Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program tying and bundling and impact on small independent cable operator dual carriage education regarding FCC activites affecting small independent cable operators, including set top box waivers and tying and bundling rule making. net neutrality/reclassification retransmission consent NBC/Comcast merger Program access National Broadband Plan HR 3101 and S 3304, 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE