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; 5G policy (including deployment and nationalization); rural broadband mapping; contraband phones in prisons; network buildout and tower location on public land; E-rate; Senate DOD appropriations; accessibility; and deployment of broadband and wireless infrastructure. Specific Lobbying activity on the following bills: H.R.748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) (implementation 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; S.1046 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act (ACCESS BROADBAND Act). S.1626 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (a bill to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities. S.3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020. S.4803 - Beat China for 5G Act of 2020.
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, with particular emphasis upon tax treatment of spectrum swaps.
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 | — |
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.