MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
S 31/HR 434 - Internet Tax Freedom Act (provisions related to taxation on Internet access and electronic commerce); S 151 - Restoring America's Competitiveness in Enterprise (RACE) Act of 2013 (provisions related to the corporate tax rate); S 213 - Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2013 (provisions related to amending the Internal Revenue Service code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services); S 268 - CUT Loopholes Act (provisions related to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations); S 250 - Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act (provisions related to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations); S 743/HR 684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); S 1235/HR 2309 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act (provisions related to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property); S. 1364 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act (provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services); S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Act (provisions related to taxation of Internet Service Providers; S Amendment 578 to S Con Res 8 - To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure marketplace fairness by allowing States to enforce State and local use tax laws (provisions related to sales tax); S Amendment 581 to S Con Res 8 - To exempt remote sales of business inputs (provisions related to sales tax); H.R. 434/S. 31 - Internet Tax Freedom Act (provisions related to taxation on Internet Access and electronic commerce); HR 694 - Corporate Tax Fairness Act (provisions related to tax treatment of controlled foreign corporations); HR 905 - Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013 (provisions related to extending the research credit); H Con Res 25 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 (provisions related to the corporate tax rate); HR 1129 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013 (provisions related to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns); HR 1295 - Medical Device Tax Elimination Act (provisions related to the excise tax on medical devices); and H.R. 3086 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (provisions related to taxation on Internet Service Providers).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
S 394 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 607/HR 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); *S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligatioins); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); HR 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); HR 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); HR 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); HR 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); HR 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); and H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); DRAFT, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements for wireless service providers; and DRAFT, FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform). General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service and data management and privacy.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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