Lobbying Relationship

Client

Cricket Communications Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Kountoupes Consulting, LLC

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  • Matters relating to wireless communications policy including equipment and manufacturing voice and data roaming, spectrum policy, universal service reform and Network Neutrality.

Duration: to

General Issues: Telecommunications, Economics/Economic Development

Spending: about $610,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

H.R.3646: Broadband Affordability Act of 2009

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)

S.3427: Pre-Paid Mobile Device Identification Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.3872: Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Lisa Kountoupes Deputy Asst. to the President & House Liaison Special Asst. to the President for Legis. Affairs Asst. Director for Legislative Affairs at OMB Special Asst. to Undersecretary, Dept. of Energy Policy Adv. to Chmn., Energy&Commerce Comm Special Asst. to the President for Leg. Affairs Policy Adv. to Chmn., Energy&Commerce Comm. Policy Adv. to Chmn.,Energy&Commerce Comm Special Asst. to the President for Legis Affairs Asst. Dir., Leg. Affairs at OMB Policy Adv. to Chmn, Energy & Commerce Comm. Asst. Dir. for Leg. Affairs at OMB
Julie Hershey Carr LA, LD & Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA LA, LD & Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts R-PA LA, LD &Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA
Melissa Shannon Policy Advisor - Speaker Nancy Pelosi LA, LC - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA Staff Assistant - Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY Policy Adv.,Speaker Nancy Pelosi, LA, LC,Rep. Pelosi D-CA;Staff Asst.,Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY Policy Advisor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi LA, LC, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA Staff Assistant, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY Policy Adv., Speaker Nancy Pelosi; LA, LC to Rep. Pelosi D-CA; Staff Asst., Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY
Shawn Whitman CoS - Senator John Barrasso CoS,LD,LA,LC&Press Asst.,Sen. Craig Thomas Staff Assistant - Senator Alan Simpson *Shawn is abiding by the one year ban on lobbying the Senate CoS, Senator John Barrasso CoS,LD,LA,LC&Press Asst.,Sen.Craig Thomas Staff Assistant, Senator Alan Simpson CoS,LD,LA,LC&Press Asst., Sen.Craig Thomas
Lori Denham CoS, LD, LA, Sr. Policy Advisor, Communications Director, Staff Assistant, Rep. Cal Dooley D-CA; Legislative Director, Rep. Darlene Hooley D-OR Director, Staff Assistant, Rep. Cal Dooley, D-CA Legislative Director, Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-OR CoS, LA & Sr. Policy Adv., Rep.Cal Dooley D-CA Chief of Staff, LD & Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Cal Dooley -D-CA
Julie Hershey Carr n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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