1st Quarter - Report

AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,580,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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

Issues impacting corporate taxation. HR 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017, as it relates to the excise tax on medical devices HR 1393/S 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns Draft, House Blueprint for Tax Reform, provisions related to corporate tax rate

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy and data security. Issues related to the proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction. S. 19, MOBILE NOW, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers HR 387, The Email Privacy Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 290, FCC Process Reform Act of 2017, all provisions HR 423/S 134, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017, issues related to Caller ID Spoofing HR 444/S 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 460/S 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 557, FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017, all provisions HR 582/S 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017, issues concerning on premises notification requirements HR 588/S 102, SANDY Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 599/S 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017, provisions related to agency reporting obligations HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability S 742, Community Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning government owned networks HR 584, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework Assessment and Auditing Act of 2017, issues concerning cybersecurity preparedness HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment SJ Res 54, A joint resolution providing for Congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services"

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 460 (115th), H.R. 584 (115th), S.J.Res. 54 (115th), H.R. 599 (115th), H.R. 557 (115th), H.R. 290 (115th), H.R. 686 (115th), H.R. 423 (115th), H.R. 582 (115th), H.R. 288 (115th), H.R. 1139 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S. 19 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), H.R. 444 (115th), H.R. 588 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues concerning copyright, patent and trademark reform. HR 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017, issues concerning reorganization of the Office of the Register of Copyrights

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (115th)

Torts TOR

Legislative and regulatory initiatives related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts. Issues related to the reform of the litigation process, including class action lawsuit reform. HR 585, The Investor Choice Act of 2017, provisions related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts HR 985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017, issues related to class action reform HR 1374/S 537, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, provisions related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts HR 1396/S 550, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2017, provisions related to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration in consumer contracts

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1374 (115th), H.R. 1396 (115th), H.R. 985 (115th), H.R. 585 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Issues concerning modifications and extensions of FISA provisions concerning the production of business records for investigations to obtain foreign intelligence on non-U.S. persons.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.