Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
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2015 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA; S. 424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA; S. 424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA; S. 424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, as well as public awareness); S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade); S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; potential legislation to streamline siting permits broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; and Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 & H.R. 5036/S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S. 2476/.H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; interconnection; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; LTE deployment; potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Sports/Athletics
Retransmission consent reform, such that sports fans do not lose key programming during retransmission consent disputes; S. 912, the Television Consumer Freedom Act; advocacy regarding the impact of the proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger on sports programming issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
COM- COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429, Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provision related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036, H.R. 5728, S. 2454, S. 2799) Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (H.R. 3720) Video CHOICE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3719) Consumer Choice in Online Video Act (S. 1680) Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (S. 1721, H.R. 3452) Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912) Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 (H.R. 128) DISCLOSE Act of 2013 (H.R. 148) Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 1962, S. 987) Violent Content Research Act of 2013 (S. 134) Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2911) Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342) Retransmission Consent Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Fox v. FCC Congressional oversight of the FCCs spectrum auction process Media Ownership Rules
Client expense: $1,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to television, motion pictures, and the internet HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions Cable a la carte & program bundling Film Internet Piracy/Theft S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions Communications Act Update H.R. 3719 - Video Choice (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act, all provisions H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Televisions Marketplace Act, all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality FCC disclosure of program contracts to the public H.R. 4572 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism ("STELA") Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent. Implementation of section 224 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding pole attachments. Implementation of section 534 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding must carry provisions. Implementation of section 536 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding program carriage and neighborhooding. Implementation of section 612 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding leased access and cable regulations. Implementation of section 616 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding carriage of independent programming. Implementation of section 628 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding program access. Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes, plug and play devices, and AllVid. Carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, and leased access. Preserving the Open Internet/Broadband Industry Practices. Privacy issues, including issues related to Section 631 of the Communications Act, as amended. S. 912, A bill to allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on an a la carte basis, and for other purposes. Unlicensed Spectrum. Online Video Issues. Rural Broadband Deployment in S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. Sports Programming, including cable carriage of the Regional Sports Networks and blackouts. Proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable Transaction. Reform of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Client expense: $5,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3196 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes; would repeal the integration ban H.R. 3452 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace ActH.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 4572 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, a La Carte Programming S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1721 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act S. 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act Broadcaster Coordination Agreements Issues Related to Retransmission Consent The proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572 / S.2454, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 912 / H.R.____, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act; Retransmission; Designated market area issues; Media ownership; Digital rights; Spectrum auctions; Spectrum repacking; FM chip mandate.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572 / S.2454, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act; Potential legislation amending P.L. 102-385, Cable Act of 1992, regarding retransmission consent; Potential legislation amending P.L. 104-104, Telecommunications Act of 1996, regarding retransmission consent; Retransmission; Digital rights; Media ownership issues; Cable carriage issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
"H.R.128,"Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.624,"Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act," all provisions. H.R.2911,"Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.3309,"Innovation Act," all provisions. H.R.3452,"FANS Act," all provisions. H.R.3720,"Next Generation Television Marketplace Act," all provisions. H.R.3719,Video CHOICE Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R. 4572,"STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 4635,"Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5036,"Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5585,"To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties," all provisions. H.R.5728,"STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions related to broadcasters. S.21,"Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013," all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy. S.134,"Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions. S.418 ,"Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013," all provisions. S.555,"Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act," all provisions. S.607,"Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013," all provisions. S.912,"Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013," all provisions. S.1680,"Consumer Choice in Online Video Act," all provisions. S.1721,"FANS Act," all provisions. S. 2375,"Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014," all provisions. S. 2454,"Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. S.2643,"A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas," all provisions. S. 2799,"Television Access and Viewer Rights Act," all provisions. S.2974,"Sustained Promotion of Responsibility in Team Sports Act (SPORTS)," all provisions related to broadcasters. MB 10-71 Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-182, 07-294 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review - Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 12-83 Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint Proceeding GN 12-268 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions GN 12-354 Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, Closed Captioning of Video Programming; MB 11-154, Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming MB - 13-236 Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission's Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule GN - 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet MB - 14-150 Alternative PSIP Proposal KVNV (TV), Middletown Township, NJ RM-11728 Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Practices of Video Programming Vendors MB 14-57 Applications of Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable Inc., Charter Communications Inc., and SpinCo for Consent to Assign Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees; MB Docket No. 14-90 - Applications of AT&T Inc. and DirecTV for consent to Assign Licenses of Transfer Control of Licenses IB-13-213; RM-11685; WT- 03-66 Petition for Rulemaking to Reform the Commission's Regulatory Framework for Terrestrial use of the Big MSS-band
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - H.R. 1605 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5585 GO PACC (Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5728 STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and incentive auctions. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. Issues relating to updating the Communications Act. Issues relating to availability of terrestrial radio in mobile phones. Issues relating to enforcement of broadcasters' exclusive programming contracts. Issues relating to broadcast localism and broadcast industry developments. H.R.1962, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.2868, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.2911, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3283, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3300, FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3452, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. H.R.3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act, all provisions. H.R.3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions relating to spectrum. H.R.5036, To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, all provisions. H.R.5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice Act of 2014, all provisions. S.134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013, all provisions. S.912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions. S.987, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. S.2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. S.2664, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2014, provisions relating to emergency communications. S.2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $4,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/data breach notification Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential regulation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees
Client expense: $2,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Legislation, matters and proceedings related to the regulation of multichannel video programming distributors, cable television, high-speed Internet service and voice services, including the Universal Service Fund, intercarrier compensation, rural utilities service loans, retransmission consent, spectrum, cybersecurity, Open Internet proceeding, cable transactions and ownership, joint sales agreements, public education and government access channels, taxes, video reform, and appropriations; Implementation and reform of the Communications Act; Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent reform; Implementation of section 254 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation reform; Reauthorization of the satellite compulsory license; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA); H.R. 4572 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, billing practices; H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, regarding programming access and retransmission consent reform; S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; and S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Retransmission consent generally; Media ownership issues generally; Implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (P.L. 112-96), provisions related to spectrum incentive auctions; Unlicensed spectrum issues generally; Video programming issues generally; S. 1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes. S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA); H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes; H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Possible legislation on future regulation of video and audio service (no specific bill). S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013: a la carte service provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Petition before the Federal Communications Commission to institute a rulemaking on retransmission consent. S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013: a la carte service provisions. H.R. 3719, Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013, retransmission consent provisions. H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act: retransmission consent provisions. P.L. 113-200, The STELA Authorization Act of 2014: retransmission consent provisions. S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act: retransmission consent provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Sports/Athletics
Retransmission consent reform, such that sports fans do not lose key programming during retransmission consent disputes; ending the sports blackout rule; S. 912, the Television Consumer Freedom Act, advocacy regarding the impact of the proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger on sports programming.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and incentive auctions. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. H.R.1962, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.2868, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, All provisions. H.R.2911, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3283, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3300, FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3452, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. H.R.3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act, all provisions. H.R.3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions relating to spectrum. H.R.5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice Act of 2014, all provisions. S.134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013, all provisions. S.912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions. S.987, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. S.2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. S.2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
All provisions of: S.912 (Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013); S.1680 (Consumer Choice in Online Video Act), S.1721 and H.R.3452 (FANS Act), H.R.3719 (Video CHOICE Act of 2013), H.R.3720 (Next Generation Television Marketplace Act), H.R.4572 (STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014); S.2375 (Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014), S.2454 (Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014); H.R. 5036 (Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014); S.2799 (Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act of 2014); issues related to the reauthorization and expansion of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010; issues related to retransmission consent reform; issues related to video marketplace competition and merger and acquisition activity in the pay-TV industry.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and incentive auctions. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. H.R.1962, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.2868, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, All provisions. H.R.2911, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3283, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3300, FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.3452, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. H.R.3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act, all provisions. H.R.3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, provisions relating to spectrum. H.R.5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. H.R.5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice Act of 2014, all provisions. S.134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013, all provisions. S.912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions. S.987, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013, all provisions. S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act, all provisions. S.2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions. S.2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent. Implementation of section 224 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding pole attachments. Implementation of section 534 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding must carry provisions. Implementation of section 536 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding program carriage and neighborhooding. Implementation of section 612 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding leased access and cable regulations. Implementation of section 616 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding carriage of independent programming. Implementation of section 614 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding low power television. Implementation of section 628 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding program access. Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes, plug and play devices, and AllVid. Carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, and leased access. Preserving the Open Internet/Broadband Industry Practices. Privacy Issues, including issues related to Section 631 of the Communications Act, as amended. S. 912, A bill to allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on an a la carte basis, and for other purposes. Channel Neighborhooding Issues. Unlicensed Spectrum. Online Video Issues. Rural Broadband Deployment in S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013. Sports Programming, including cable carriage of the Regional Sports Networks and blackouts. Implementation of section 613 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding cable ownership limits. Proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable Transaction. Reform of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Client expense: $4,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3196 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes; would repeal the integration ban H.R. 3452 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace ActH.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 4572 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, a La Carte Programming S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1721 - Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act S. 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act Broadcaster Coordination Agreements Issues Related to Retransmission Consent The proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast
Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security/data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.CON.RES.16, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.CON.RES.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. "H.R.128, "Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.624, "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, all provisions. H.R.2911, "Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3309, "Innovation Act," all provisions. H.R.3452, "FANS Act," all provisions. H.R.3720, "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 4572, "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 4635, "Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5036, "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5585, "To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties," all provisions. S.21, "Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy. S.134, "Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions. S.418 , "Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions. S.555, "Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act, all provisions. S.607,"Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013," all provisions. S.912, "Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013," all provisions. S.1680, "Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, "FANS Act, all provisions. S. 2375, "Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014," all provisions. S. 2454, "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. S.2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas," all provisions. S. 2799, "Television Access and Viewer Rights Act," all provisions. MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-182, 07-294 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review - Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 04-256- Rules and Policies Concerning Attribution of Joint Sales Agreements in Local Television Markets MB 12-83- Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint Proceeding GN 12-268 -Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions WT-08-166- Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band; WT-08-167- Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition; ET-10-24- Amendment of Parts 15,74 and 90 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones GN 12-354 -- Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band GN 13-86 ---Commission Policy Regarding Indecency Enforcement CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, Closed Captioning of Video Programming; MB 11-154, Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming MB - 12-3 Sports Blackout Rules MB - 13-236 Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission's Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule GN - 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet MB - 14-150 KVNV (TV), Middletown Township, NJ, Alternative PSIP Proposal RM-11728 - Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Practices of Video Programming Vendors MB 14-57 - Applications of Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable Inc., Charter Communications Inc., and SpinCo for Consent to Assign Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees; MB Docket No. 14-90 - Applications of AT&T Inc. and DirecTV for consent to Assign Licenses of Transfer Control of Licenses
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition ActH.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services LTE deployment Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations)
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572 / S.2454, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 912 / H.R.____, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013;S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act; Retransmission; Designated market area issues; Media ownership; Digital rights.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to television, motion pictures, and the internet H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the InternetS. 39 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance, all provisions S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions Cable a la carte & program bundling Film Internet Piracy/Theft S.1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions H.R.3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act, all provisions S.1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions Communications Act Update H.R. 3719 - "Video Choice (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act," all provisions H.R. 3720 - "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act," all provisions H.R. 4572 - "Satellite Television Extension and Localism ("STELA") Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions S. 2454 - "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014" - all provisions Content neutrality/net neutrality S.2799 - The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act ("STAVRA") - all provisions FCC disclosure of program contracts to the public
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572 / S.2454, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act;S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act; Potential legislation amending P.L. 102-385, Cable Act of 1992, regarding retransmission consent; Potential legislation amending P.L. 104-104, Telecommunications Act of 1996, regarding retransmission consent; Retransmission; Digital rights; Media ownership issues; Cable carriage issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036, S. 2454, S. 2799) Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (H.R. 3720) Video CHOICE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3719) Consumer Choice in Online Video Act (S. 1680) Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (S. 1721, H.R. 3452) Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912) Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 (H.R. 128) DISCLOSE Act of 2013 (H.R. 148) Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 1962, S. 987) Violent Content Research Act of 2013 (S. 134) Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2911) Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342) Retransmission Consent Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Fox v. FCC Congressional oversight of the FCCs spectrum auction process Media Ownership Rules
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 all provisions related to cableS. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Petition before the Federal Communications Commission to institute a rulemaking on retransmission consent. S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013: a la carte service provisions. H.R. 3719, Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013, retransmission consent provisions. H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act: retransmission consent provisions. H.R. 4572, S. 2454, The STELA Authorization Act of 2014: retransmission consent provisions. S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act: retransmission consent provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Legislation, matters, and proceedings relating to regulation of multichannel TV services, high-speed data services, and VoIP services, including: program access; network management practices; the FCC Open Internet Proceeding; Satellite Television legislation; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; ICANN Bill; STELA; STARVA; ITFA
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R.1580 - To affirm the policy of the U.S. regarding Internet governance H.R.2844 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R.3675 - The Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R.3309 - The Innovation Act S.21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Freedom Act of 2013 S.912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S.1144 - Fair Telephone Act Billing Act of 2013 S.1379 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R.3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 S.1989 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 H.R.3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S.1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act Issues related to broadband adoption. Issues related to IP transition. Issues related to FCC Open Internet NPRM. Issues related to NTIA and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Issues related to patent reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Retransmission consent generally; Media ownership issues generally; Implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (P.L. 112-96), provisions related to spectrum incentive auctions; Unlicensed spectrum issues generally; Video programming issues generally; S. 1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes. S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA); H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes; H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Possible legislation on future regulation of video and audio service (no specific bill). S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013: a la carte service provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of