Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies. Support the internet remaining a tool and a vehicle to promote and encourage the social and economic inclusion necessary for a competitive, robust 21st Century America. Support ensuring that the final rule on anti-discrimination on the internet encourages full and complete high-quality broadband deployment to communities of color. Support ensuring that Universal Service Funds can be used to support adoption of broadband internet services. Support a strong focus by the FCC to ensure that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) do not engage in unreasonable discrimination against any lawful internet content, application, or service that harms competition or consumers. Support the FCC identifying a manner in which it may create the strongest anti-discrimination rule possible that will protect communities of color and allow for unimpeded access, use and entry for small minority entrepreneurs. Support ensuring that all minority businesses, entrepreneurs and workers are given meaningful opportunities to participate in the build out of high speed networks and the innovation of the internet economy. Support ensuring that the Internet remains an open and diverse marketplace of ideas. Suport ensuring that open and free internet protections apply to both fixed and mobile broadband. Support the creation of a monitoring mechanism within the FCC that analyzes the efficacy of the rules. Support the FCC giving the highest priority to investment and job creation in formulating open Internet principles and rules. Support the FCC creating incentives for investment in truly high-capacity networks that provide everyone with the bandwidth and service quality they need to access the data-rich and video-intensive applications on the Internet. Support the FCC taking further action to improve its data collection about the ownership of media outlets by women and people of color, to undertake more research how to increase that ownership, and to take the steps necessary to ensure more ownership diversity, such as closing loopholes, reducing ownership caps, and addressing equal employment opportunity. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program by $1.5 billion to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face.Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program. Support proposed FCC efforts to limit rates on intra-state phone calls to and from incarcerated people. Support the following improvements to the Lifeline program: Strong acknowledgement of the agency of its success in cracking down on fraud and abuse in the program; A portable electronic benefit; Incentive grants to states who pursue joint enrollment and create verification databases for carriers; Fines and incentive payments to carriers that violate rules or achieve certain desirable benchmarks; Joint efforts with other federal agencies, such as the USDA, HUD, and HHS, whose federal benefit programs benefit from constituent use of Lifeline phones; Focus on increasing participation in the program; Developing a mechanism to enable Lifeline beneficiaries to use toll-free numbers airtime free so that they do not use up their limited supply of Lifeline minutes on hold with federal and state agencies; Adopting minimum standards for Lifeline products.

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H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies. Support the internet remaining a tool and a vehicle to promote and encourage the social and economic inclusion necessary for a competitive, robust 21st Century America. Support ensuring that the final rule on anti-discrimination on the internet encourages full and complete high-quality broadband deployment to communities of color. Support ensuring that Universal Service Funds can be used to support adoption of broadband internet services. Support a strong focus by the FCC to ensure that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) do not engage in unreasonable discrimination against any lawful internet content, application, or service that harms competition or consumers. Support the FCC identifying a manner in which it may create the strongest anti-discrimination rule possible that will protect communities of color and allow for unimpeded access, use and entry for small minority entrepreneurs. Support ensuring that all minority businesses, entrepreneurs and workers are given meaningful opportunities to participate in the build out of high speed networks and the innovation of the internet economy. Support ensuring that the Internet remains an open and diverse marketplace of ideas. Suport ensuring that open and free internet protections apply to both fixed and mobile broadband. Support the creation of a monitoring mechanism within the FCC that analyzes the efficacy of the rules. Support the FCC giving the highest priority to investment and job creation in formulating open Internet principles and rules. Support the FCC creating incentives for investment in truly high-capacity networks that provide everyone with the bandwidth and service quality they need to access the data-rich and video-intensive applications on the Internet. Support the FCC taking further action to improve its data collection about the ownership of media outlets by women and people of color, to undertake more research how to increase that ownership, and to take the steps necessary to ensure more ownership diversity, such as closing loopholes, reducing ownership caps, and addressing equal employment opportunity. Support the FCC aking steps to ensure that the E-rate fund can meet all present and future E-rate support needs of low-income schools and libraries; specifically, if the FCC maintains the distinction between priority one and priority two services, it should guarantee funding for internal connections for the highest discount rate schools. Any temporary increase in the funding cap should not result in an increase in the cost of telecommunications services for consumers, or endanger support for other Universal Service Fund programs such as Lifeline/Link Up. Support a permanent increase in funding to the E-rate program to allow schools and public libraries to keep pace with the rapidly increasing connectivity demands that they face.Oppose any amendment to H. R. 5016, the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill which would in any way restrict or reduce funding for the FCCs e-rate program.

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves. Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program. Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers. Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves.

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report. Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by: Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40% Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000) Regularize Procedural Requirements Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete. In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves.

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, and S. 874; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste, fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

- 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.

H.R. 322 & S. 1505; Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act. Amends the Toxic Subsstances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act; (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipmentcomponents. H.R. 1819; Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2013. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R. 1825; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act. Requires federal public land managment officials to ficilitate the use of, and access to, federal public lands, including National Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, or lands administratively classified as wilderness eligible or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas, for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting. H.R. 2046; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013. Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if : (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possission of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 2609 & S. 1245; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. H.R. 2799; Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act. To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3197; SHARE Act of 2013. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3547; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Makes appropriations for FY2014. H.R. 3590; SHARE Act of 2013. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R. 3728 & S. 1194; Wild Game Donation Act of 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. S. 170; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act. A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting and recreational shooting on Federal public land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities. S. 874; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. S. 1335; Sportsmen's Act. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, and for other purposes. S. 1996; Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

Lifeline: Preserving the ability of Lifeline program participants to choose prepaid wireless options. Advocated against legislation to remove that option (S. 874; HR 989; HR 176). Discussed Lifeline reforms, and enforcement actions of the FCC. Cell Phone Unlocking: Wireless Consumer Choice Act (S. 481)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

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

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

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

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

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

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

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

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

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

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

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

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC. Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs. Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd. Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles.

- 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 889 Global Free Internet Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - HR 967 Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 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 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 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 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 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 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 2761 Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2818 Surveillance State Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2849 Privacy Advocate General 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 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3159 Ensuring Adversarial Process in the FISA Court Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3195 FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) COURT Act all provisions relating to cable.- HR 3228 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court Reform 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 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. - 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 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 1613 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1621 Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 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 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.

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 176, H.R. 989, H.R. 1685, S. 874, and Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, and 03-109; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

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

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 889 Global Free Internet Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - HR 967 Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 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 1123 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 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 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 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 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 2761 Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2818 To repeal the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2849 Privacy Advocate General 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 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3159 To provide for the appointment of a public interest advocate in matters involving a significant legal interpretation or construction of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 all provisions relating to cable.- HR 3195 FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) COURT 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 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 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 To require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information 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 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 To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes all provisions relating to cable.

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age. Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC.Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs.

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications. Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015. Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607 Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries. Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874 Support media ownership diversity Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685 Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward. Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline. Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology: 1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography. 2.The networks and services must be reliable. 3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter. 4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies. 5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable.

- 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 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 1847Electronic 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 2014 Telephone Records Protection 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 2356 We Are Watching You 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. - 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. - 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 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 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 To require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information 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 1235 The Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable.

Lifeline: Opposed legislation to eliminate the option of program participants to obtain wireless service (see HR 176, S. 874)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $48,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

S. 874, H.R. 176, H.R. 1685, Senate Amendment (McCaskill, number unavailable) to S. Con. Res. 8, and Senate Amendment (Vitter, number unavailable) to S. 954; FCC WC Docket Nos. 11-42 and 09-197; provisions relating to Federal Communications Commission Lifeline program funding, benefits eligibility, compliance practices, control of waste fraud and abuse, and possible inclusion of broadband benefit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported