MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.235/S.431 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act/Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act (issues related to taxation of Internet Service Providers); H.R. 644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (provisions related to taxation on Internet Service Providers); H.R.880 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (as related to extension of the research credit); H.R.1087/S.1261 - Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 (as related to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property); H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act (provisions related to tax extenders); S.386/H.R.2315 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification act of 2015 (as related to changes to non-resident personal tax returns); S.537 - Competitiveness and Opportunity by Modernizing and Permanently Extending the Tax Credit for Experimentation Act (COMPETE) of 2015 (as related to extension of the research credit); S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act (as related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); S. 851/H.R. 1643 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 (provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services); and S.1660/H.R.2510 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1643 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 1087 (114th), S. 1261 (114th), S. 851 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), S. 698 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), S. 1660 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), S. 431 (114th), S. 537 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

House Energy and Commerce/Senate Commerce Committee discussion drafts referring to the FCCs Open Internet Order; H.R. ____ -- E&C Discussion Draft on vehicle and highway safety (provisions related to service provider obligations); Spectrum legislation discussion drafts (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S. ____ -- Spectrum Pipeline Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S. ____ -- Mobile Now Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); *H.R.196/S.40 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); H.R.283/S.356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.699 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.734/S.253 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (provisions on agency reporting obligations); H.R.821/S.424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (as related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1174/S.512 - Law Enforcement Access to Stored Data Abroad (LEADS) Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.1396/S.760 - FCC Collaboration Act of 2015 (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R.1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); H.R.1641/S.887 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); H.R.1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 9provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability/standards); H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); H.R.2666 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.2669 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2015 (issues related to Caller ID spoofing); H.R. 3805 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 9provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 3998 - Securing Access to Networks in Disaster Act (provisions related to service providers role in disaster recovery and emergency response); H.R. 4187 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); S. 240 - Community Broadband Act of 2015 (provisions related to requirements on broadband service providers); S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); S.827/H.R.2566 - Improving Rural Call Quality And Reliability Act of 2015 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.1035/S.1357 - To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S.1540 - Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 (issues related to Caller ID spoofing); S.1618 - Wireless Innovation Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); S.1705 - Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2016 (provision related to requirements of providers of electronic communications); S.1759 - Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 (issues related to caller ID spoofing); S. 2163 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); and S. 2372 - Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); General discussion of 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, data security, data privacy, statutory copyright licensing, mobile device theft deterrence, reform of retransmission consent rules, implementation of the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, and broadband infrastructure deployment.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1035 (114th), S. 1618 (114th), H.R. 3805 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th), S. 1705 (114th), S. 1540 (114th), H.R. 4187 (114th), S. 961 (114th), S. 512 (114th), S. 1357 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 2163 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 827 (114th), S. 2372 (114th), S. 424 (114th), H.R. 1641 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 196 (114th), S. 240 (114th), S. 1759 (114th), H.R. 1396 (114th), S. 40 (114th), S. 253 (114th), H.R. 821 (114th), H.R. 2666 (114th), S. 887 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 760 (114th), H.R. 2669 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 734 (114th), H.R. 2566 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), H.R. 3998 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.9 - Innovation Act (provisions related to Title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform, particularly with respect to venue, damages and other litigation issues); and S.1137 - (provisions related to Title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform, particularly with respect to venue, damages and other litigation issues).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)