4th Quarter - Report

WINDSTREAM SERVICES LLC for WINDSTREAM SERVICES LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to reform of patent system, especially limits on litigation by patent assertion entities with regard to ordinary use of off-the-shelf products. H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act. (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLINTON HIGHFILL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform: rates on dividend and capital gains income; regular and bonus depreciation; and tax treatment of business expenses like interest payments. Expiring provisions regarding bonus depreciation. (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLINTON HIGHFILL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Telecommunications TEC

P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, implementation of broadband provisions (House and Senate); issues related to universal service and intercarrier compensation reform, including phase 1 of the Connect America Fund (House and Senate); S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013; H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013; issues related to IP transition; S. RES. 157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas;H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; and S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLINTON HIGHFILL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th), S. 21 (113th), S. 394 (113th), H.R. 867 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S.Res. 157 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY14 FCC funding, especially calculation of regulatory fees and impact of sequestration (House and Senate).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLINTON HIGHFILL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.