4th Quarter - Report

DISH NETWORK, LLC for DISH NETWORK LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$660,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to broadband access, competition, and funding. Issues relating to the wireless industry, such as spectrum technologies, spectrum management (H.R. 3565 (Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023)), infrastructure, and competition. Issues related to the promotion and deployment of Open RAN technologies, including the Open RAN grant programs authorized in H.R. 6395 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) and funded in H.R. 4346 (the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022), and provisions related to Open RAN and 5G in H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) and S. 2226 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024). Issues related to further appropriations for the Affordable Connectivity Program. Issues related to H.R. 682 (the Launch Communications Act), S. 1648 (Launch Communication Act), and H.R. 1353 (the Advanced, Local Emergency Response Technology Strategy Act).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BLUM —
MICHAEL ESSINGTON —
PETER LEWIS —
CHRISTINA MASON —
MALCOLM SHERROD New Intern, Rep. Alcee L. Hastings; Intern, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
JESSICA THERERE STRAUS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 4346 (118th), H.R. 1353 (118th), H.R. 6395 (118th), H.R. 682 (118th), S. 1648 (118th), H.R. 3565 (118th), S. 2226 (118th)

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 —
CHRISTINA MASON —
MALCOLM SHERROD New Intern, Rep. Alcee L. Hastings; Intern, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
JESSICA THERERE STRAUS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.