1st Quarter - Report

DISH NETWORK, LLC for DISH NETWORK LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$220,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY GILLEN New —
DAVID RAPHAEL GOODFRIEND —
BRADLEY C JONES —
LINDA KINNEY New —

Bills named: H.R. 3679 (110th)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION Englewood, CO, 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.