Mid-Year Report — VERIZON WIRELESS for VERIZON WIRELESS (2007)

Firm

VERIZON WIRELESS

Client

VERIZON WIRELESS

Income

—

Expenses

$2,040,000

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform Music licensing Pretexting

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International Trade Commission - Patent decisions on importation of wireless chip sets.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

Analog Sunset. Issues relating to communications policy. Issues relating to federal spectrum policy. Issues relating to interoperability and spectrum availability. Issues relating to the Universal Service Fund. Spectrum Allocation Process Reform and Proposals Affecting the AWS Auction, the DTV Auction, and other Spectrum Auction. 700mhz Auction: Allocation and licensing issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act - Issues relating to “card check” organizing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Wireless Depreciation. Wireless state and local moratorium amendment. HR 743: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 - Extention on prohibition on taxing access to internet 4R Tax Initiative. E911 Fees. Federal Excise Tax Repeal.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 743 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

P.L. 109-295: FY2007, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Wireless priority service funding and implementation. Allocation Decisions. Issues related to DTV transition legislation. Issues related to spectrum policy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

P.L. 109-295 - Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Wireless priority service funding and implementation. Issues relating to public safety and interoperability legislation. PL 110-259 - Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 - Public safety and interoperability legisation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	N/A
ANNABELLE CANNING	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	N/A
PAUL NASH	N/A
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	N/A

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

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.