CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. for CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1804, State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011, specifically regarding states taxation reform S. 971, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CRYSTAL L DOLLINS TULLY | — |
| G PATRICK WEBRE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Approval of CenturyLink-Qwest merger transaction, specifically regarding the Universal Service Fund and operational issues Implementation of section 224 of the Communications Act, regarding the regulation of pole attachments, including annual fee rates and rural deployment Implementation of section 251 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding telephone number phone number portability, specifically local number portability porting interval and CenturyLink-Qwest merger transaction; specifically regarding section 251 of the Communications Act Implementation of the Universal Service Rural Healthcare Fund H.R. 5828, Universal Service Reform Act of 2010/S. 711, Universal Service for the 21st Century Act/ specifically regarding reform of the universal service fund
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CRYSTAL L DOLLINS TULLY | — |
| G PATRICK WEBRE | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 2994, H.R. 3570, Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, S.1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, S. 2764, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act/S. 23, Patent Reform Act of 2011, specifically regarding provisions concerning the conditions for patentability
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CRYSTAL L DOLLINS TULLY | — |
| G PATRICK WEBRE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Implementation of Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, regarding digital television Implementation of carriage of digital television broadcast signals, Amendment to Part 76 of the Commission's Rules, regarding small cable operators; Implementation of section 325 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding retransmission consent; Implementation of section 631 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding privacy; Implementation of section 629 of the Communications Act, as amended, regarding set-top boxes and plug and play devices; Carriage of public, educational and governmental channels; Implementation of network management (neutrality) principles/rules; Third Way Implementation of Amendment of the Commissions Rules Related to Retransmission Consent Implementation of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009, specifically regarding network nondiscrimination; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, specifically the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, the Broadband Initiatives Program, Rural Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband, Nationwide Broadband Mapping and the National Broadband Plan and the RUS Loan program S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, specifically regarding ISP obligations S. 1207, the Data Breach and Security Notification Act, specifically regarding notification S. 21, the Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1841/H.R. 1707, the Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011, specifically regarding streamlining state laws S. 413, the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 691, Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009, specifically regarding improving rural and underserved area accessibility H.R. 1084, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, regarding the regulation of commercial advertisement volume level H.R. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act/the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act, H.R. 2275, specifically regarding security policies and procedures to protect data S. 3742, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act H.R. 1746, the Community Access Preservation Act of 2011 regarding Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) stations issues, specifically regarding carriage requirements H.J. RES 37, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices H.R.__, the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 96, the Internet Freedom Act, specifically regarding net neutrality principles S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act, specifically regarding ISP responsibility H.R. 1981/S. 1308, the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011, specifically regarding data retention S. 28, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CRYSTAL L DOLLINS TULLY | — |
| G PATRICK WEBRE | — |
Advertising ADV
H.R. 611, the Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act, specifically regarding online privacy reform H.R. 1528, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, specifically regarding online privacy H.R. 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, specifically regarding online privacy H.R. 654/S. 913, the Do Not Track Online Act of 2011, specifically regarding online privacy S. 799, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, specifically regarding online privacy S. 1011, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, specifically regarding online privacy
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CRYSTAL L DOLLINS TULLY | — |
| G PATRICK WEBRE | — |
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