4th Quarter - Report

COMCAST CORPORATION for COMCAST CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,520,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Mandatory Data Retention Laws, specifically H.R. 1981 and S. 1308, Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDSEY DICKINSON —
PETER FILON —
KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY —
SAM LANCASTER —
MELISSA MAXFIELD —
PHILIP TAHTAKRAN —
JOSEPH TRAHERN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1308 (112th), H.R. 1981 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Legislation to reform the Federal Communications Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDSEY DICKINSON —
PETER FILON —
KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY —
SAM LANCASTER —
MELISSA MAXFIELD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Miscellaneous Tax Issues, including depreciation, AMT, extenders, and streamlined sales tax. Streamlined Sales Tax. Tax on Digital Goods. H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011. Main Street Fairness Act (H.R. 2701, S. 1452) State Video Fairness Act (H.R. 1804)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDSEY DICKINSON —
PETER FILON —
KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY —
EARLE F JONES —
SAM LANCASTER —
MELISSA MAXFIELD —
JOSEPH TRAHERN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2701 (112th), H.R. 1804 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 1452 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficient set top boxes, H.R., 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDSEY DICKINSON —
PETER FILON —
SAM LANCASTER —
MELISSA MAXFIELD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

S. 21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011/ S. 413 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States S. 372, Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act/ H.R. 1136, The Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011/ H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act/ S. 1469, International Cybercrime reporting and Cooperation Act. Proposed transaction between Verizon and SpectrumCo., FCC WT Docket No. 12-4 Legislation to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, regarding the Universal Service Fund. Voice Competition, including number portability, interconnection, retention marketing, and intercarrier compensation. Intercarrier Compensation. Implementatin of section 254 of the communications Act, as amended, regardig traffic pumping. S. 911, SPECTRUM Act S. 28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act. H.R. 402, National Infranstructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 607, Broadband for First Responders Act S. 522, Spectrum Relocation and Improvement Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 28 (112th), S. 372 (112th), H.R. 402 (112th), S. 522 (112th), S. 1469 (112th), H.R. 1136 (112th), S. 413 (112th), H.R. 607 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 911 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), S. 21 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Online copyright infringement including DNS filtering/rogue sites/ S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act/ H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act, including the enhancement of criminal penalties for unauthorized online streaming of copyrighted material. H.R. 2596 and S. 1572 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012/HR 2434 Financial Services and General Government.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1572 (112th), H.R. 2434 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011/ S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011/ H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act/ H.R. 2577, Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act/ S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011/ S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011/ / S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LINDSEY DICKINSON —
PETER FILON —
KATHLEEN MOORE HUZARSKY —
SAM LANCASTER —
MELISSA MAXFIELD —
PHILIP TAHTAKRAN —
JOSEPH TRAHERN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1707 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1151 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent. 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 544 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding the Emergency Alert System. Section 616 of the Communications Act, regarding carriage of independent programming. Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes, plug and play devices, and AllVid. Section 631 of the Communications Act, regarding privacy. H.R. 108, Rural Broadband Initiative Act. Sports Programming, including cable carriage of Regional Sports Networks. Community Access Preservation Act, Carriage of public, educational and governmental channels. S. 2008/H.R. 3675, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act. Online Video Issues. Channel Neighborhooding Issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2008 (112th), H.R. 3675 (112th), H.R. 108 (112th)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC Washington, DC, US

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.