WINDSTREAM SERVICES LLC for WINDSTREAM SERVICES LLC
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues related to tax reform: rates on dividend and capital gains income; regular and bonus depreciation; and tax treatment of business expenses like interest payments. Expiring provisions regarding bonus depreciation. (House and Senate)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CLINTON HIGHFILL | — |
Telecommunications TEC
P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, implementation of broadband provisions (House and Senate); issues related to universal service and intercarrier compensation reform, including phase 1 of the Connect America Fund (House and Senate); S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013; H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013; issues related to IP transition;S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas;H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013; H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013; and S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CLINTON HIGHFILL | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Issues related to reform of patent system, especially limits on litigation by patent assertion entities with regard to ordinary use of off-the-shelf products.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CLINTON HIGHFILL | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues related to FY14 FCC funding, especially calculation of regulatory fees and impact of sequestration (House and Senate).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CLINTON HIGHFILL | — |
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.