Year-End Report

COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Period Year-End 2007 Filed Feb 13, 2008

Official filing
Firm
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Client
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$341,000

What was lobbied

14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements; Intellectual Property stipulations in Free Trade Agreements; Export Controls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Intelligence INT

FISA update; Telecom Retroactive Immunity; Warrantless Government Surveillance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Copyright Office

Science/Technology SCI

Research Funding; R&D tax credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); UNDETERMINED; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Copyright Issues; First Amendment Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Telecommunications TEC

Broaband deployment and mapping; Spectrum Management and Auction, Universal Service Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; UNDETERMINED; U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

DMCA reform; statutory damages; Fair Use; Patent Reform; Misrepresentation of Consumer Rights; Copyright Issues in Trade Agreements; IP enforcement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act; Copyright in Trade Agreements; Internet Censorship; International Affairs Budget; Free Trade Agreements; Export Controls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); UNDETERMINED; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act; R&D Tax Credit; Issues Pretaining to Tax preparation services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office

Government Issues GOV

Government Competition; Tax Preparation Services; Procurement; Taxpayer Identity Protection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Copyright Office; UNDETERMINED

Immigration IMM

H-1B Visa Reform; Green Card Backlogs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office

Computer Industry CPI

Online Privacy; Government Competition with Private Sector; Copyright; Patent Refrom; Antitrust; Telecommunications Policy; Open Source Software; VoIP; Spectrum Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); UNDETERMINED; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Copyright; VoIP; Broadband penetration and mapping; Universal Service; Spectrum Auction

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD J BLACK N/A
DANIEL L JOHNSON N/A
BRIAN KAHIN N/A
KEN KUROKAWA N/A
DANIEL O'CONNOR N/A
WILLIAM RODGER N/A
MATTHEW SCHRUERS N/A
CATHERINE SLOAN N/A
CAROLINE VALDEZ N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

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.