4th Quarter - Termination — VERIZON WIRELESS for VERIZON WIRELESS (2009)

Firm

VERIZON WIRELESS

Client

VERIZON WIRELESS

Income

—

Expenses

$1,080,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Terminated

Dec 31, 2009

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

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008 - Issues related to listed property. HR 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 - Issues related to listed property. S 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	—
MARK RUBIN	LD & Counsel, Johnson (SD); FCC Det. Boucher
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1521 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

P.L. 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues related to Sec. 6001, broadband technology opportunities program. HR 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. HR 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009. HR 3535, Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009. S 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009. S 251, Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009. S 649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009. S 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009. S 1536, Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009. S 2825, A bill to require cell phone early termination fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's contract, and for other purposes. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund. Issues related to funding for broadband mapping, grants, and tax credits. Issues related to text messaging rates. Issues related to the completion of the DTV transition. Issues related to handset availability. Issues related to roaming. Issues related to AWS spectrum relocation. Issues related to creating opportunities for minorities in telecommunications ownership. FCC Notices of Inquiry, FCC 09-66 and FCC 09-67. Issues related to spectrum availability. Issues related to net neutrality.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	—
MARK RUBIN	LD & Counsel, Johnson (SD); FCC Det. Boucher
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 3125 (111th), H.R. 3535 (111th), H.R. 3458 (111th), H.R. 3019 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014 - Issues related to spectrum policy. HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Issues related to National Telecommunications and Information Administration funding and policies. Issues related to spectrum proposals in President Obama's FY 2010 Budget Overview. Issues related to next generation networks in DHS procurement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONALD BRITTINGHAM	—
JACQUELINE KOLEGO	—
MARK RUBIN	LD & Counsel, Johnson (SD); FCC Det. Boucher
HOWARD E WOOLLEY	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

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.