Lobbying Filing Details

Activity 1

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Unmanned aircraft systems.

Lobbyists (2)

• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN
• MITCHELL ROSE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 2

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.

Lobbyists (12)

• MELISSA MAXFIELD
• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• PETER FILON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MR. EARLE F JONES
• JOSEPH TRAHERN
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY
• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN
• MR. JUAN F OTERO
• ASHLEY MCGEE
• PAUL GOMEZ
• MITCHELL ROSE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 3

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Legislation regarding data security and breach notification.

Lobbyists (6)

• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• PETER FILON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MR. EARLE F JONES
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY
• MR. JUAN F OTERO

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 4

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Online copyright infringement.
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 with regard to the distribution of broadcast programming.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2015.
Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY 2015.
Financial Services Appropriations, FY 2015.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2015.
International Intellectual Property Protection - TPP, WIPO, TTIP, and TPA.
Patent Litigation Reform.
Copyright Law Reform.

Lobbyists (7)

• MELISSA MAXFIELD
• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY
• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN
• MR. JUAN F OTERO
• MITCHELL ROSE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 5

Government Issues

Legislation to reform the Federal Communications Commission.

Lobbyists (5)

• MELISSA MAXFIELD
• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MR. EARLE F JONES
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 6

Immigration

Issues related to O Visas (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement) and B Visas (Temporary Business Visitors and Tourists).

Lobbyists (1)

• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 7

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Mandatory Data Retention Laws.

Lobbyists (3)

• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 8

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Legislation related to the moratorium on Internet access taxes.
Advertising deductibility tax provisions.
Reform of the Tax Code, including corporate tax rate.
Bonus depreciation, alternative minimum tax, and extenders.

Lobbyists (11)

• MELISSA MAXFIELD
• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• PETER FILON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MR. EARLE F JONES
• JOSEPH TRAHERN
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY
• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN
• MR. JUAN F OTERO
• ASHLEY MCGEE
• MITCHELL ROSE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 9

Telecommunications

Legislation regarding a framework for cybersecurity, and mitigation and prevention of cyber threats.
Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 regarding spectrum reform, unlicensed uses, and incentive auctions.
Reform of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
H.R. 1580, A Bill to Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance.
Proposed Comcast - Time Warner Cable Transaction.

Lobbyists (9)

• MELISSA MAXFIELD
• LINDSEY DICKINSON
• PETER FILON
• SAM LANCASTER
• MR. EARLE F JONES
• JOSEPH TRAHERN
• MS. KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY
• MR. JUAN F OTERO
• ASHLEY MCGEE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 10

Trade (domestic/foreign)

International Intellectual Property Protection - TPP, WIPO, and TTIP.

Lobbyists (2)

• PHILIP TAHTAKRAN
• MITCHELL ROSE

Government Entities (2)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES