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2025 · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Filed by MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure APIRecently refreshed. 2026-08-03 06:26:15 UTC.

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Filing overview

Type
4th Quarter - Report
Posted
Jan 21, 2026
Income
$20,000.00
Expenses
Not reported
Filing UUID
100c36ca-1219-4bcb-bdcc-e54b05ec49dc
Termination date
Not reported

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Lobbying issues and bill citations

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

General lobbying on the following issues: 100% expensing of bonus depreciation, and research and experimentation costs; corporate income tax rates; taxation of spectrum licenses; Corporate Minimum Tax; and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments (OECD) Pillar Two Minimum Tax Rules. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21): One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to tax depreciation, research and experimentation tax deductibility, corporate interest tax deductions, and international tax provisions); H.R. 574/S. 187: Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act (ALIGN Act); H.R. 1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (all provisions); H.R. 1990: American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 (all provisions); S. 674: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (all provisions); and S. 1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act (all provisions).

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H.R. 574, S. 187, H.R. 1873, H.R. 1990, S. 674, S. 1639

TEC · Telecommunications

General discussions and lobbying on the following issues: Universal Service Funding program reform and oversight; (program contribution issues); pole attachments; FirstNet oversight and reauthorization, public safety communications, 4.9 Ghz, and wireless emergency alerts; rural broadband, particularly NTIA oversight, as well as reauthorization and implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program; broadband regulation; network resiliency; device unlocking; data privacy protection and comprehensive federal privacy policy; cybersecurity; intellectual property and site blocking, as well as restrictions upon certain types of patent enforcement; Frontier transaction and FCC approval; AI Moratorium and general AI policy; illegal calls and texts; permitting and permitting reform; spectrum policy and implementation of the Spectrum Pipeline Act; Arctic Frost investigation related to subpoena notification and Non-Disclosure Orders (NDOs); Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) records requests; SIM boxes and consumer fraud; and AI legislation, including a study of how AI impacts telecom security. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provisions); HR. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 1665 - DIGITAL Applications Act (all provisions); H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act (all provisions); H.R. 2399/S. 98 - Rural Broadband Protection Act (all provisions); H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act (all provisions); H.R. 2482 - NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 2794/S. 1367: NO FAKES Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (all provisions); H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act (all provisions); H.R. 3562 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (provisions related to cybersecurity, privacy and spectrum); H.R. 5061 - Counter UAS Authority Security, Safety and Reauthorization Act (all provisions); H.R. 5079 - Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act (provisions and amendments related to telecommunications); H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act (all provisions); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); S. 1748 -- Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (not yet re-introduced--all provisions); S. 1829 -- STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (all provisions); S. 1837 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 ((provisions related to Internet Service Providers); S. 1875 -- Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act of 2025 (all provisions); S. 2296 -- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (provisions related to cybersecurity, privacy and spectrum); S. 2342 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (provisions related to cybersecurity and spectrum); (House Discussion Draft) Mystic Alerts Act (all provisions); (Senate Discussion Draft) Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025 (all provisions); Advanced Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act (not yet introduced), (all draft provisions); FCC Merger Act (draft-all provisions); and Railroad Permit legislation (draft--all provisions).

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 46, H.R. 278, H.R. 633, S. 146, H.R. 651, HR. 791, H.R. 1665, H.R. 1870, H.R. 2399, S. 98, H.R. 2449, H.R. 2482, H.R. 2794, S. 1367, H.R. 2975, H.R. 3149, H.R. 3562, H.R. 3838, H.R. 5061, H.R. 5079, H.R. 6333, S. 792, S.836, S. 1748, S. 1829, S. 1837, S. 1875, S. 2296, S. 2342

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