MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for T-MOBILE USA INC
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying activities and contacts specific to the following issues: wireless policy on consumer protection and privacy in the House and Senate Commerce, Judiciary, Appropriations, Finance and Financial Services Committees; spectrum policy; general telecommunications policy; federal tax policy; comprehensive federal privacy legislation; national security; and 5G policy. Lobbying activity on the following bills: H.R.748 (P.L. 116-136) - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (issues potentially related to communications); H.R.2063/S.918 - Eliminating From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) (to prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress); H.R.2881/S.893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020; H.R.6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (Consumer Protection and Telecommunications Provisions, and communications voucher proposal); H.R.7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; H.R.7302 - To Make High-Speed Broadband Internet Service Accessible and Affordable to All Americans, and for other purposes; H.R.7310 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020; S.2661 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2109 (amending the Communications Act of 1934 to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline); S.4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program of 2020; S.4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020; and S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021.
Foreign entity interest: Deutsche Telekom AG and its subsidiary, T-Mobile International, are majority shareholders of T-Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying in support of federal tax policy impacting communications.
Foreign entity interest: Deutsche Telekom AG and its subsidiary, T-Mobile International, are majority shareholders of T-Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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