1st Quarter - Report

DISH NETWORK, LLC for DISH NETWORK LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$760,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to the wireless industry, such as spectrum technologies, spectrum management, FCC spectrum auction authority, network infrastructure, and competition. Issues related to the promotion and deployment of Open RAN technologies, including the FY25 defense appropriations bills - H.R. 8774 (the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025), S. 4638 (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025), S.4921 (a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes), and H.R. 1968 (Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025). Issues relating to broadband access, competition, and funding, including the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BLUM —
MICHAEL ESSINGTON —
PETER LEWIS —
MALCOLM SHERROD —
JESSICA THERERE STRAUS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1968 (119th), S. 4921 (119th), H.R. 8774 (119th), S. 4638 (119th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues relating to retransmission consent reform, over-the-top television streaming services, and video marketplace competition.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BLUM —
MICHAEL ESSINGTON —
PETER LEWIS —
MALCOLM SHERROD —
JESSICA THERERE STRAUS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the promotion and deployment of Open RAN technologies, including the FY25 defense appropriation bills - H.R. 8774 (the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025), S. 4638 (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025), S.4921 (a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes), and H.R. 1968 (Full Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BLUM —
MICHAEL ESSINGTON —
PETER LEWIS —
MALCOLM SHERROD —
JESSICA THERERE STRAUS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8774 (119th), H.R. 1968 (119th), S. 4921 (119th), S. 4638 (119th)

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.