VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act (to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) Trinko/Credit Suisse antitrust legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
Torts TOR
H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
S. 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 S. 3804 - Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act Potential updates to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK RUBIN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (regulatory implementation activities)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
H.R. 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 5297 - Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 Consumer Financial Protection Agency issues Interchange fees (credit cards)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JACQUELINE KOLEGO | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 422 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 2098 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents, and royalties received or accrued) H.R. 1521 - Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2847 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act H.R. 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4486 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property H.R. 4849 Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 4853 - Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Jobs Creation Act of 2010 H.R. 4994 - Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 H.R. 5649 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2010 H.R. 5660 - Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 5893 - Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 5982 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act S. 3018 - Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 690 & S. 144 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 (bill to remove cell phones from the listed property rules under I.R.C. sec 280F) H.R. 3011, S. 47 & S. 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 VoIP Sourcing Tax legislation State and local taxation of digital goods State and local taxation of telecommunications Retirement and pension plan funding U.S. taxation of foreign earnings Dividend taxation Corporate tax rates Energy tax legislation Treasury guidance on the Economic Substance Doctrine IRS rules on uncertain tax positions (Ann. 2010-30) Telecommunications equipment depreciation Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including 50% expensing Bonus depreciation Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions CFC look-through treatment Research credit Employer education assistance Omnibus tax bill
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| MARK RUBIN | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Traffic pumping: address activities that artificially increase terminating traffic and access charges Universal service reform National Security/Emergency Preparedness National Do-Not-Call Registry
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| J MICHAEL HICKEY | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773 - Cyber Security Act of 2009 S. 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 S. 1536 - Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 S. 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S.1649 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes S. 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009 S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 S. 2825 - Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency and Fairness Act S. 2881 - FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act S. 3042 - A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC S. 3110 - Broadband Consumer Protection Act S. 3304 - Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act S. 3427 - Pre-Paid Mobil Device Identification Act S. 3480 - Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 S. 3490 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2010 -- to clarify the rights and responsibilities of Federal entities in the spectrum relocation process S. 3610 - Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act S. 3756 - Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act S. 3872 - Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010 H.R. 3125 & S. 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act Telecommunications Act of 1996: revisions to Title I and II Internet governance; Net Neutrality: National Broadband Plan Electronic communications privacy issues Video retransmission consent Anti child pornography efforts Smart grid Wireless issues: - privacy; data security; location based services - tower siting - FM radio chips in wireless devices - RF labeling on cell phones - early termination fees - bill shock - 4G deployment; LTE deployment - rural broadband - data roaming - mobile health applications - mobile banking - spectrum policy/allocation/deployment: public safety; D Block
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JACQUELINE KOLEGO | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
| BRIAN RICE | — |
| MARK RUBIN | — |
| HOWARD E WOOLLEY | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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