MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on the following issues: corporate taxation; employer provided benefits; taxation of international data; and implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including provisions related to GILTI. Lobbying on the following specific bills: S. 604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Act of 2019 (all provisions); S.617 - Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 and H.R.3301 - Tax Payer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (provisions related to section 181 of the tax code); S.684 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019; S. 765 /H.R. 1725 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 (all provisions); and S.803/H.R.1869 - Restoring Investment in Improvements Act (restoring the 15-year depreciation recovery period for Qualified Improvement Property (all provisions); and H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
General lobbying in issues related to intellectual property rights enforcement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying on the following issues: availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum; integrity and security of communications networks; appropriate regulatory framework for Internet and communications services; broadband availability; universal service; infrastructure investment and development; data management; privacy (including with relation to location-based services); competitive and security issues related to DNS; domestic telecommunications supply chain security; implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of tower facilities on federal property; and deployment of 5G communications services. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R. 55 - Broadband Deserts Act (all provisions); H.R. 292 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act (provisions related to roles of Tribal and state authorities in connection with broadband infrastructure permitting process); H.R. 427 - Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act (all provisions); H.R. 530 - Accelerating Broadband Deployment by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 721 - Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (all provisions and the following amendments-Ending One-Ring Scams, Locking Up Illegal Robocallers, Tracing Back and Catching Illegal Robocallers, and Spam Calls Task Force); H.R. 1006 - Open Internet Act (Internet governance provisions); H.R. 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act (Internet governance provisions); H.R. 1101 - (Internet governance provisions); H.R. 1220/S. 510 - TRUE Fees Act (provisions related to regulation of charges on consumers communications bills); H.R. 1304 - (establishing a robocaller bounty pilot program); H.R. 1423 - FAIR Act (and related bills- provisions related to limiting use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment and consumer contracts); H.R. 1575 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1602/S. 151 - TRACED Act (Internet governance provisions); H.R. 1644/S. 682 - Save the Internet Act (internet governance provisions); H.R. 1668/S. 734 - IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1693 - (related to E-Rate support for school bus Wi-Fi-all provisions); H.R. 1818/S. 273 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to mobile service provider provision of location information in emergency situations); H.R. 1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Access Act (provisions related to rate regulation of broadband access); H.R. 1954/S. 952 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 2500/S. 1215 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020 (issues related to spectrum management, prohibitions on government vendors, and service member contractual rights); H.R. 2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (Title I provisions related to appropriate government funding mechanisms to encourage expansion of broadband to unserved areas; Title II federal grants for Next Generation 9-1-1 deployment; and Title III provisions related to government financing of broadband networks); H.R.3710 - Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act (all provisions); H.R.3763 - Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.3994 - Modern Television Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.4127/S.2344 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (all provisions); H.R.4194 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act od 2019 (state billing and collection issues); H.R.4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act (all provisions); H.R.4229 - Broadband Deployment and Technological Availability Act (provisions related to establishing a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric); H.R.4459 - Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.4461 - Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.4462 - Studying how to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently (SHARE) Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.4463 - Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R.4855 - C-Band Act (issues related to the C-Band Auction); H.R.4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019; H.R.5035 - Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 (issues related to STELAR renewal and retransmission reform); H.R.5140 - Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 (issues related to STELAR renewal and retransmission reform); S. 47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act (provisions related to wireless facilities on federal property); S. 306 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act (all provisions); S. 583 - Data Privacy Act (provisions related to data privacy); S. 748 - (to amend the Childrens Online Privacy act of 1998 to strengthen protections related to online collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and minors-all provisions); S. 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act (all provisions); S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act (provisions related to 5G security); S. 918 - E-FRONTIER ACT (provisions related to location-based services); S. 1822 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act (provisions related to a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric); S.2223 - AIRWAVES Act (all provisions); S.2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (state fee issues); S.2789 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 (issues related to STELAR renewal and retransmission reform); S.2881 - Spectrum Act of 2019 (issues related to the C-Band Auction); S.2921 - C-Band Act (issues related to the C-Band Auction); S.2956 - Investing in Americas Digital Infrastructure Act (issues related to the C-Band Auction); and S. 3040 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act (provisions related to enabling consumers to build their credit using positive payment histories with communications service providers).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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