4th Quarter - Report

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,260,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (especially communications towers: locations and markings) S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Drone Safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER —
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Immigration IMM

DACA legislation/Immigration Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
WALTER WHITE —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Intelligence INT

Cybersecurity H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 (FISA Reauthorization)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3989 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1393 & S. 540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 MTSA/VoIP Taxes on digital goods and services Comprehensive tax reform House GOP tax "blueprint" - A Better Way Corporate tax rates/tax deductions Dividend taxation/integration Carried interest Digital good and services tax Telecommunications equipment depreciation International tax reform Border adjustment taxation Tax Expensing and depreciation

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 540 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 2345 & S. 1015 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1015 (115th), H.R. 2345 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 - American Healthcare Act of 2017 Employer sponsored health insurance and healthcare reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 71 & S. Con Res. 3 - FY2018 Budget Resolution - provides for the reconciliation instructions to accomplish comprehensive tax reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
MARK MULLET —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), S.Con.Res. 3 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (To facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act S. 1988 - SPEED Act (To streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes.) S. 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 H.R. 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2331 - Connected Government Act H.R. 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Net neutrality & Open Internet Broadband/Wireless infrastructure/siting/broadband conduit deployment Privacy/cybersecurity Spectrum pipeline 5G development and testing Internet of Things FCC Reauthorization Smart Cities/Communities FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Data Breach/Data Security California Wildfires Spectrum interference Title II Broadband regulation and net neutrality Access to Public Lands/National Parks/Cell Cite placement ATVA/ASTC 3.0 (American TV Association) Rural broadband deployment and infrastructure Univision/Verizon retransmission issue

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), H.R. 4287 (115th), H.R. 3787 (115th), H.R. 3994 (115th), H.R. 1581 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 3995 (115th), H.R. 2479 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 2331 (115th), S. 1988 (115th), S. 19 (115th), H.R. 1546 (115th)

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.