mr BRADLEY JONES

DISH Network was actively engaged in lobbying before the House and Senate concerning: the digital television transition, including the converter box coupon program; support for H.R. 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act, relating to discriminatory state taxes on video services; HD must carry obligations; retransmission consent reform; government acquisition of video services; reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act.

DISH Network was actively engaged in lobbying before the House and Senate concerning: the digital television transition, including the converter box coupon program; support for H.R. 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act, relating to discriminatory state taxes on video services; HD must carry obligations; retransmission consent reform; government acquisition of video services; domestic satellite launch capabilities; and international transactions.

DISH Network was actively engaged in lobbying before the House and Senate concerning: the digital television transition, including the converter box coupon program; support for H.R. 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act, provisions relating to discriminatory state taxes on video services; and HD must carry obligations. Before the FCC, DISH Network was active lobbying a cross-section of programming and satellite issues, including: over the air reception devices, HD must carry proceedings, digital transition issues, 700 MHz and other spectrum opportunities, and satellite licensing. Before the U.S. Copyright Office, DISH Network was active with the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act Section 109 report.

DISH Network was actively engaged in lobbying before the House and Senate concerning: the digital television transition, including the converter box coupon program and participation in a February 14 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet; support for H.R. 3679, the State Video Tax Fairness Act, provisions relating to discriminatory state taxes on video services; HD must carry obligations. Before the FCC, DISH Network was active lobbying a cross-section of programming and satellite issues. Programming issues include efforts to address wholesale programming market reform, program access reform, and HD must carry proceedings. Additional efforts on digital transition issues, 700 MHz and other spectrum opportunities, as well as satellite licensing and 17/24 GHz BSS satellite access opportunities.

In the House and Senate, EchoStar lobbied to bring awareness to its business and products; to extend and expand program access rules; and to prevent multicast must-carry obligation and preserve and expand the current number of local-into-local markets and channel offerings. The company also lobbied on matters concerning a federal pre-emption on state taxes.

In the House and Senate, EchoStar lobbied to bring awareness to its business and products; to extend and expand program access rules; and to prevent the multicast must-carry obligation and preserve and expand the current number of local-into-local markets and channel offerings. The company also lobbied on matters concerning the availability of DBS servie to AK and HI.