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Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, as well as public awareness); S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade); S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; potential legislation to streamline siting permits broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; and Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 3283 - Integrated Public alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013; H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013; S. 517/H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 721/H.R. 1575 - the Kelsey Smith Act; S. 1379 - The Federal Communications Consolidated Reporting Act; S.2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014; S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act; S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; and S.2664 - the IPAWS Modernization Act. General lobbying on the following issues: spectrum policy (including implementation of the spectrum provisions of PL 112-96 and efforts to reallocate federal spectrum for commercial use); cybersecurity; stolen phones; the FCCs Open Internet Order; the deployment of wireless infrastructure; wireless carrier billing practices; and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 & H.R. 5036/S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S. 2476/.H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; interconnection; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; LTE deployment; potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations).
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
COM- COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429, Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provision related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) - all provisions related to cable
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - H.R. 1605 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5585 GO PACC (Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5728 STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism - MM docket #04-233 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on local radio ownership rules MM docket #09-182 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding tax incentives and loan guarantees to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications business. H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con Res. 6, "Supporting Local Radio Freedom Act", all provisions Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding privacy. Congressional oversight and proposals regarding emergency communications systems as pertaining to EAS and FCC oversight. Congressional oversight of legislative proposals regarding broadcast. and online advertising and sponsorship identification disclosure. Oversight of discussion draft of FCC Process Reform Act of 2013. HR 2844/S.1379, The FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013. H.R.3675/S.1989, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/data breach notification Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential regulation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees
Client expense: $2,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014;" H.R. 4572, the "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014;" Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301/S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and audio competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014;" STELA reauthorization; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301. S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund (including the High Cost Fund, the Connect America Fund, the Mobility Fund and the Lifeline Program), device exclusivity, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition, data collection/surevillance reform, House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update Initiatives, rural broadband, E911 and NG911, IP transitions and interconnection, issues related to the Telecommunications Act. H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3361 the USA Freedom Act H.R. 3674 the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act H.R. 3675 the Federal Communications Process Reform Act H.R. 3916 the Promoting Rural Broadband Act H.R. 4572 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5016 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 5036 the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act S. 1599 the USA Freedom Act S. 1776 the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act S. 2032 the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155 the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act. S. 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and audio competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014;" STELA reauthorization; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301. S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014;" H.R. 4572, the "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014;" Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301/S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund (including the High Cost Fund, the Connect America Fund, the Mobility Fund and the Lifeline Program), device exclusivity, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition, data collection/surevillance reform, House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update Initiatives, rural broadband, E911 and NG911, IP transitions and interconnection, issues related to the Telecommunications Act. H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3361 the USA Freedom Act H.R. 3674 the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act H.R. 3675 the Federal Communications Process Reform Act H.R. 3916 the Promoting Rural Broadband Act H.R. 4572 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5016 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 5036 the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act S. 1599 the USA Freedom Act S. 1776 the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act S. 2032 the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155 the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act. S. 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism - MM docket #04-233 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on local radio ownership rules MM docket #09-182 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding tax incentives and loan guarantees to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications business. H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con Res. 6, "Supporting Local Radio Freedom Act", all provisions Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding privacy. Congressional oversight and proposals regarding emergency communications systems as pertaining to EAS and FCC oversight. Congressional oversight of legislative proposals regarding broadcast. and online advertising and sponsorship identification disclosure. Oversight of discussion draft of FCC Process Reform Act of 2013. HR 2844/S.1379, The FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013. H.R.3675/S.1989, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,016,930 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572, HR 5036 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454, S 2799
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security/data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition ActH.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services LTE deployment Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations)
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, potential amendment regarding sanctions against Russia and Iran; H.R. 5125 / S. 2505, Wi-Fi Innovation Act;S. 2473, Wireless Innovation Act of 2014; Potential legislation regarding spectrum allocation; Issues relating to satellite communication, including the C-band (4GHz - 8GHz); Potential issues relating to satellite access sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 all provisions related to cableS. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R.1580 - To affirm the policy of the U.S. regarding Internet governance H.R.2844 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R.3675 - The Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R.3309 - The Innovation Act S.21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Freedom Act of 2013 S.912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S.1144 - Fair Telephone Act Billing Act of 2013 S.1379 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R.3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 S.1989 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R.3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S.1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Issues related to broadband adoption. Issues related to IP transition. Issues related to FCC Open Internet NPRM. Issues related to NTIA and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Issues related to patent reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 1123 / S. 517 - the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1575 / S. 721 - the Kelsey Smith Act H.R. 3283 - Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 5161 / S. 2583 - the E-LABEL Act S. 1379 - the Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 S. 2505 - the Wi-Fi Innovation Act S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act S. 2664 - the IPAWS Modernization Act PL 112-96 - Implementation of the spectrum provisions of PL 112-96 Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission Issues related to spectrum policy, including efforts to reallocate federal spectrum for commercial use Issues related to stolen phones Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless carrier billing practices
Client expense: $1,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; H.R. 5036 - To amend Title 17 U.S. Code, to extend expiring provisions of STELA (2010); S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; 34eS. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); and S. 2476/.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic). General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; competition; interconnection/peering; the FCCs Open Internet Order; net neutrality/Internet governance; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations); and E911 Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund, device exclusivity, E-911, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition, data collection, #CommActUpdate House Energy and Commerce Committee initiatives (see additional page)H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3361 the USA Freedom Act H.R. 3674 the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 H.R. 3675 the Federal Communications Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3916 the Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014 H.R. 4572 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4952, the Cell Phone Freedom Act H.R. 5016 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5036 the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1599 the USA Freedom Act S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1776 the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 2032 the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act S. 2155 the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014 S. 2454 Satellite Television Reauthorization Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act Issues related to Buy America Act Issues related to data security/data breach S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. _____, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations) H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system)H.R. 4572 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5036 - To amend Title 17, U.S. Code, to extend expiring provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection/peering Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations) E911 reform
Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism - MM docket #04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on local radio ownership rules- MM docket #09-182 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding tax incentives and loan guarantees to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications business. H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "Supporting Local Radio Freedom Act", all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding privacy. Congressional oversight and proposals regarding emergency communications systems as pertaining to EAS and FCC oversight. Congressional oversight of legislative proposals regarding broadcast, and online advertising and sponsorship identification disclosure. Oversight of discussion draft of FCC Process Reform Act of 2013. HR 2844/ S 1379, "The FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013. H.R. 3675/S.1989, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014.
Client expense: $1,155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; H.R. 4152 / S. 2124, Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014, issues relating to satellite sanctions;H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, potential amendment regarding sanctions against Russia and Iran; S. 2473, Wireless Innovation Act of 2014; S. 2505, Wi-Fi Innovation Act; Potential legislation regarding spectrum allocation; Issues relating to satellite communication, including the C-band (4GHz - 8GHz); Potential issues relating to satellite access sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings all provisions relating to cable.- HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2786 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2787 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (discussion draft) Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; cybersecurity; ICANN's gTLD program; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; White House big data review; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation
Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable COM Issues continued on next page -COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV - Continued S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable Issues relating to cable carriage of broadcast stations, including retransmission consent Issues relating to TV broadcast ownership rules Issues relating to sports programming costs Issues relating to navigation devices
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and audio competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014." H.R. ____, "a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other purposes"; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301. S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014;" H.R. 4572, the "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014;" Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; Internet regulation; H.R. 4301/S. 2159, the "Restoration of America's Wire Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R.756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R.1580 - To affirm the policy of the U.S. regarding Internet governance H.R.2844 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013H.R.3675 - The Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R.3309 - The Innovation Act S.21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Freedom Act of 2013 S.912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S.1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S.1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R.3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 S.1989 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R.3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S.1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Issues related to broadband adoption. Issues related to IP transition. Issues related to FCC Open Internet NPRM. Issues related to NTIA and Intenert Assigned Numbers Authority. Issues related to patent reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund, device exclusivity, E-911, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition (see additional page) H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 210- To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 624- Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program S. 21- Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.CON.RES.8- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 2014, the Telephone Records Protection Act H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 2624, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Legislation, matters and proceedings related to the regulation of multichannel video programming distributors, cable television, high-speed Internet service and voice services, including the Universal Service Fund, intercarrier compensation, rural utilities service loans, retransmission consent, spectrum, cybersecurity, Open Internet proceeding, media ownership rules, joint sales agreements, public education and government access channels, taxes, video reform, and appropriations; Implementation and reform of the Communications Act; Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent reform; Implementation of section 254 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation reform; Reauthorization of the satellite compulsory license; H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, regarding cybersecurity; H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title VI, regarding telemedicine, infrastructure improvements and expansion of 911 access; H.R. 2844 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; H.R. 3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014; H.R. 4572 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 4752 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; S. 954 - The Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title VI, regarding telemedicine, infrastructure improvements and expansion of 911 access; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; and S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3086, HR 3675, HR 4070, HR 4572 S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989, S 2454
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; and S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013. General Lobbying on the following issues: Reauthorization of Satellite Television Extension and Location Act (STELA) and other video regulatory reform; Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; regulation Issues associated with the Communications Act; FCC Open Internet Order; Net Neutrality; Privacy; Data security/breach/retention; Location based services; LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation; Mobile payments applications and regulation; Wireless cramming; IP transition; Nominations subject to confirmation by the Senate; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; and Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; Wireless Alerts (in potential emergency situations); and E911 Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 624, HR 867, HR 1123, HR 1685, HR 1892, HR 2309, HR 2844, HR 3675, HR 4070, S 21, S 394, S 418, S 467, S 517, S 1070, S 1144, S 1379, S 1989
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 967, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1121, To protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3107, Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H. R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. _____, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other purposes (STELA draft legislation) Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to modernizaton of the Communications Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act STELA draft legislation S. _____, Cybersecurity Recruitment and Retention Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) Reauthorization of Satellite Television Extension and Location Act (STELA) and other video regulatory reform Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations) E911 reform
Client expense: $3,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013;H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; S. 912 / H.R.____, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; H.Con.Res.16 / S.Con.Res.6, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; H.J.Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, issues related to spectrum; H.R._____, Internet Radio Fairness Act; H.R.___ / S.____, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2013; S.___, Digital Age Communications Act; Potential FCC process reform legislation; Retransmission; Designated market area issues; Spectrum auctions; Spectrum repacking; Media ownership; Digital rights.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 2124, Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014, issues relating to satellite sanctions; Potential legislation regarding spectrum allocation;Issues relating to satellite communication, including the C-band (4GHz - 8GHz); Potential issues relating to satellite access sanctions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 22 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 128 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013" all provisions relating to cable.- HR 148 Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections (DISCLOSE) 2013 Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 778 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1565 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1572 Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda (STOP) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1605 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1734 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1954 Sunset Wasteful Executive Expenditures and Programs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2236 Promoting Startup Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2342 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2356 We Are Watching You Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2670 Openness in Political Expenditures Now ("OPEN") Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2786 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2787 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3219 Free Market Royalty Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4325 "Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4341 "Truth in Advertising Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HCon, Res. 16 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2 Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 405 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013-to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings all provisions relating to cable. - S 791 Follow the Money Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 807 Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 824 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act all provisions relating to cable.- S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 110 Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation, spectrum auctions, Universal Service Fund, device exclusivity, E-911, special access, broadband deployment, FCC process reform, truth in billing, data roaming, cybersecurity, cell phone unlocking, consumer privacy, IP transition (see additional page) H.R.1123- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act HR 1892- Unlocking Technology Act S.467- Wireless Device Independence Act S. 481- Wireless Consumer Choice Act S. 517- Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 176- Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act H.R. 210- To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect H.R. 539- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act H.R. 624- Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 989- To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program S. 21- Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act S.245- Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act S.CON.RES.8- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 2014, the Telephone Records Protection Act H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 2624, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2739, the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 2309, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act S. 1144, the Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1989 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Congressional oversight, legislation and regulations affecting local broadcast radio stations and Internet audio services; music licensing; broadcast ownership regulations and audio competition; oversight of the Federal Communications Commission; spectrum policy and spectrum user fees; privacy regulations and legislation; H. Con. Res. 16/S. Con. Res. 6, "A Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R.3219, the "Free Market Royalty Act"; H.R.2844/S. 1379, the "Federal Communications CommissionConsolidated Reporting Act of 2013"; H.R. 3675/S. 1989, "the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014." H.R. ____, "a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and for other purposes"; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY2015; update of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE