MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on issues impacting corporate taxation, including the following specific bills: H.R.1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (implementation provisions); H.R.184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 (provisions on excise tax on medical devices); H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (as it relates to changes to non-resident personal income tax returns); H.R.2193 - Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); H.R.6756 - American Innovation Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6757 - Family Savings Act (provisions relating to corporate taxation); H.R.6760 - Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 (provisions relating to corporate taxation); S.976 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (provisions related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); Draft Tax, Technical and Clerical Corrections Act (provisions related to corporate taxation); and House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.88 (provisions related to corporate tax rate and tax extenders).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying on the following issues: availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum; 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; data security; domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests; implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment and permit placement of tower facilities; and deployment of 5G communications services. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (issues related to privacy regulation); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S.2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6147 - Interior, Environment Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications related provisions); H.R.6258/S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications and related provisions); H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements); H.R.6494 - Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act (issues relating to modernization of broadcast television carriage rules); H.R.6943 - CEASE (Robocalls) Act (all provisions); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (issues related to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network); S.3617 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (issues related to spectrum management); S.3668 - REAL PEACE Act (issues related to common carrier exemption); S.3828 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act (issues relating to improvement of the emergency alert system); S.J Res.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom; and Discussion draft of the Consumer Data Protection Act (issues related to consumer privacy).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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