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 issues impacting corporate taxation and employer provided benefits, issues related to international data taxation. Lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 1725, Digital Goods and Services Fairness Act of 2019 (all provisions Implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act including provisions related to GILTI); H.R. 1869/S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, restores the fifteen year depreciation recovery period for Qualified Improvement Property (all provisions); S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 (all provisions); and S. 684/H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 (all provisions).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Issues related to intellectual property rights enforcement and administration, including House Judiciary Committee's DRAFT Trademark Legislative Proposals.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying communications 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 issues relating to location-based services); domestic telecommunications supply chain security; implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property; the deployment of 5G communication services; and retransmission reform. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (potential issues related to communications); H.R. 1006, Open Internet Act, issues related to Internet regulation; H.R. 1096, Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act (Internet regulation issues); H.R. 1101, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority (issues related to Internet regulation); H.R. 1289, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1423, FAIR Act and related bills, provisions relating to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts and consumer contracts; H.R. 1644/ S 682 Save the Internet Act (issues related to Internet regulation); H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1693, to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support (all provisions); H.R. 1860, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Access Act (issues relating to rate regulation of broadband services); H.R. 1954/S. 952, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019 (all provisions); 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. 3836, Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency During Emergencies and Disasters Act (all provisions); H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act (all provisions); H.R. 4127/S. 2344, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (all provisions); H.R. 4229/S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act (provisions related to establishing a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric); H.R. 4855/S. 2921, C-Band Act (all provisions); 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 Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4463, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4486, Digital Equity Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 5918, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting (provisions relating to circumstances triggering reports under the Federal Communications Commission Disaster Information Reporting System); HR 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act (provisions related to wireless network resiliency commitments during emergencies); HR 5928, FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020 (all provisions); S 583, Data Privacy Act (all provisions); S 748, bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors (all provisions); S. 893/H.R. 2881, Secure 5G and Beyond Act (issues relating to 5G security); S. 918, E-FRONTIER ACT (issues related to 5G networks); S. 2223, AIRWAVES Act (all provisions); S. 2661/H.R. 4194, National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (issues related to state billing and collection); S. 2881, Spectrum Act of 2019 (all provisions); S. 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act (issues related to the C-Band auction); S. 3189, Utilizing Strategic Allied (USA) Telecommunications Act (all provisions); S. 3246, SMART Act (all provisions); S 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (all provisions); National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 (issues relating to spectrum management); [DRAFT] Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act (telecom provisions); DeFazio, Pallone & Neal Infrastructure Framework, "Moving America and the Environment Forward Funding Our Roads, Transit, Rail, Aviation, Broadband, Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure (Jan. 29, 2020) (provisions related to broadband infrastructure deployment, including deployment of high-speed Broadband, low-interest financing for broadband deployment, digital equity and grants for implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 services); and [DRAFT] Section by Section: Majority Whip's Rural Broadband Task Force Broadband Legislation, (all provisions).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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