USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013

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

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

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

Please see the page attached for the full text of TEC issues covered.TEC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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 Commissions universal service reforms all provisions related to cable S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.Res.536, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone Issues relating to implementation of the USFs Connect America Fund: CAF Phase I and CAF Phase II

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 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)

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

Please see the page attached for the full text of TEC issues covered.TEC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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 Commissions universal service reforms all provisions related to cable S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.Res.536, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone Issues relating to implementation of the USFs Connect America Fund: CAF Phase I and CAF Phase II

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bills: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 all sections. S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 sections under Title VI. S.1478, PACES Act all sections. S. 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act all sections. S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all sections. S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1776, Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 all sections. S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act all sections. S. 2125, Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014 all sections. H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 section under Title VI. H.R. 3309, Innovation Act all sections. H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act all sections. H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all sections. H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act all sections. H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act all sections.

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)

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

Please see the page attached for the full text of TEC issues covered.TEC TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 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 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 Commissions universal service reforms all provisions related to cable S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable Issues relating to implementation of the USFs Connect America Fund: CAF Phase I and CAF Phase II

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bills: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 all sections. S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 sections under Title VI. H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 section under Title VI. S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 all sections. H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act all sections. H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1478, PACES Act all sections. H.R. 3736 PACES Act all sections. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 all sections. H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 all sections. H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all sections. H.R. 3675, - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 all sections. S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 all sections. S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013. S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Video Act. H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act all sections. H.R. 3309, Innovation Act all sections. S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 all sections.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.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. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; issues related to RUS funding 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. 3309, Innovation Act 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 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) (House) 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. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 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 patent trolls (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate)